Skip to main content

Snuffbox: M.7 & A-1951

An image of Snuffbox
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Snuffbox
An image of Snuffbox
An image of Snuffbox
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Goldsmith: DH
Painter: Boucher, François (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold and enamel; rectangular with plaques of grisaille putti on a green ground

Gold and enamel; rectangular, deep-sided box of two-colour gold, the lid having a bezel which fits inside the lower part of the box, the base is recessed to protect the enamelled plaque. The box and lid are of red gold with yellow gold borders chased with flowerlets and leaves on a matted ground. On each face of the box, within the borders, is a panel painted in an opaque enamel en plein with playing cherubs en grisaille against a dark green background. With fitted rectangular red leather case (A) with hinged lid and two hook fasteners at the front.

Notes

History note: Not known before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs May Cippico in accordance with the wishes of Mrs Constance Goetze

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1951) by Cippico, May, Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1792

Note

The sources of the miniatures are engravings by Tessard and Huguier after François Boucher

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Miniature composed of enamel
Whole Box Height 3.5 cm Length 9.5 cm Width 3.2 cm

Materials used in production

Gold

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: DH crowned

  • Location: Inside the lid and in the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: a shield containing a symbol with a matted bar above and below

  • Location: Inside the lid and in the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Standard mark
  • Text: 1792
  • Location: Inside the lid and in the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Date mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.7 & A-1951
Primary reference Number: 77340

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 September 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Snuffbox" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/77340 Accessed: 2025-12-05 14:47:56

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/77340 |title=Snuffbox |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 14:47:56|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-77340

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa6/M_7A_1951.jpg"
        alt="Snuffbox"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Snuffbox</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo