Artwork Page for Snuff Box (Tabatière)

Details / Information for Snuff Box (Tabatière)

Snuff Box (Tabatière)

c. 1745–1750
manufacturer

Chantilly Porcelain Factory

(French)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; gilded metal
Measurements
Overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1983.59
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print
?

Did You Know?

The enamels on this box are no longer applied flat without shading as was typical of early production at the Chantilly factory, but have been painted in a way that suggests depth through depictions of light and shadow.

Description

This snuff box’s decoration departs from the practice of early Chantilly porcelain that drew inspiration from Chinese and Japanese porcelain compositions, techniques, and motifs. Rather than compositions modeled directly from East-Asian porcelain, the paintings on this box may have been influenced by European chinoiserie, imitations of Chinese and Japanese decoration that pulled from the European imagination rather than accurate depictions of these cultures.

Snuff Box (Tabatière)

c. 1745–1750

Chantilly Porcelain Factory

(French)
France, 18th century

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.