The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 22, 2023

Snuff Box

early 1800s

Switzerland, early 19th century

Tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal

Overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.354

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

the putto on the left holds a tablet bearing the inscription: "ad gloriam Napoleonis magni" (glory to the great Napoleon).

Exhibition history

Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.354