Snuff Box
1780–1800
François Boucher
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
Decorative Art and Design
Snuff Box, 1780–1800. After François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Gold or gilt metal mounts; cover with Vernis Martin style decoration; sides and bottom enamel over gilt engine turned design; interior lined in tortoiseshell; overall: 2.6 x 10.5 cm (1 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.356
- Maker/Artist
- Boucher, François
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- gold or gilt metal mounts; cover with Vernis Martin style decoration; sides and bottom enamel over gilt engine turned design; interior lined in tortoiseshell
- Medium
- gold, gilt, metal, mounts, cover, vernis, martin, style, decoration, sides, bottom, enamel, over, engine, turned, design, interior, lined, tortoiseshell
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.6 x 10.5 cm (1 x 4 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.356
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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