Table snuffbox
A snuffbox of this size was placed on a table for use by a party of smokers, as illustrated on the inside of the lid. Painted in monochromatic purple, or en camaieu, this scene is based on an engraving of 1733 by Bernard Lépicié (1698–1755) after a composition by Jean-Baptiste Pater (1695–1736).
Artwork Details
- Title: Table snuffbox
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Date: ca. 1750
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm.); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm.); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.28.124
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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