The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 10, 2022

Snuff Box with Figures

late 18th century

Continental, (France), late 18th century

Watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts

Overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.599

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

inscribed on funerary urn: "ci GIT" and below a scull and crossbones.

Exhibition history

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

Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.599