The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 11, 2022

Snuff Box (Tabatière)

1761-1762

Francois Guillaume Tiron

(French)

France, 18th century

(style of Louis XV)

Gold and enamel

Overall: 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1958.126

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

[Maker's mark of Francois-Guillaume Tiron, master goldsmith in 1747, inside cover]

Inscription

[Warden's mark, Paris, 1761-1762, inside cover]

Inscription

[Charge mark of Eloi Brichard and Etienne Somfoye, Paris, 1756-1762, inside cover]

Inscription

[Maker's mark of Francois-Guillaume Tiron, inside bottom]

Inscription

[Warden's mark, 1761-1762, inside bottom]

Inscription

[Charge mark of Brichard and Somfoye, inside bottom]

Inscription

[Maker's mark of FG Tiron, left wall]

Inscription

[Charge mark of Brichard and Somfoye, left wall]

Inscription

[Warden's mark, Paris, 1761-1762, left wall]

Inscription

[Discharge mark of J.J. Prevost, Paris, 1762-1768, bezel at right]

Inscription

[Engraved number, maybe retailer's number]: "n. 13676"

Exhibition history

Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).

Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5, 2002-January 5, 2003).

Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1958.126