Snuff box, Battersea Enamel Factory, England, late 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 18th century
Snuff box, Battersea Enamel Factory, England, late 18th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated late 18th century. The museum's brief description reads: Snuff box, painted enamel on copper, with gilt copper mount, Battersea, England, second half of 18th century.
Museum description: Oblong with ogee-curved sides and a slightly convex hinged cover. The cover and sides are painted with small landscapes and sea-scapes in black, in panels enclosed by scrollwork in relief in yellow enamel, originally gilt, and reserved on a black ground, which is further enriched with conventional floral sprays in yellow-relief. On the bottom is a vignette of a coast-scene. The museum record gives material recorded as copper, enamel; measurements Height 2.8 cm; Length 6.3 cm; Width 4.7 cm; place associated: England.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper, enamel
- Dimensions
- Height 2.8 cm; Length 6.3 cm; Width 4.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- painted enamel on copper
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Snuff box
- Museum object number
- C.130-1912
- Museum system number
- O307507
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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