Bonbonnière
Precious boxes made for confections and sweets were known as drageoirs or bonbonnières. Unlike snuff containers, the lids of such boxes, which are usually circular, are not hinged. Here, the charming chinoiserie decoration painted in gold and platinum on a black ground clearly imitates lacquer. It may have been inspired by the "black lacquer" porcelain made at Sèvres during the 1790s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bonbonnière
- Date: ca. 1800
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, two-tone gold and silver mount
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.356.557a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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