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Box maker: Unknown
Gilt metal lined with tortoise shell; rectangular with concave sides, the lid embossed with two cherubs in a rococo cartouche
Gilt metal lined with tortoise shell; rectangular with concave sides, slightly convex lid and projecting shaped thumbpiece. The lid is embossed and chased in high relief with an irregular rococo cartouche containing two cherubs in a landscape. The cherub on the right holds a basket of hearts and sits next to a vase of flowers; the cherub on the left wears a cloak, and behind him are two swans. The four sides are embossed and chased with floral sprays alternating with masks and flanked by scrolls. On the base, within a rectangular rococo cartouche, the initials 'AW' in script over the date '1761' are engraved. The sides and base of the interior are lined with panels of tortoise shell.
Height: 2.8 cm
Length: 7.1 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
18th Century, Mid
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1761
Interior
composed of
tortoise shell
Box
composed of
metal
Surface Of Box
composed of
gold
Accession number: RTR.M.4
Primary reference Number: 156372
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Snuff box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/156372 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:36:26
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University of Cambridge}}
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