The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 21, 2025
Snuff Box (Tabatière)
c. 1745–1750
manufacturer
(French)
Overall: 6.2 x 8.6 x 8.2 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1983.59
Location: Not on view
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.- R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
- "Year in Review." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 71 (February 1984). p. 70, no. 54, ill. p. 60
- The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).CMA, 8 November 1983 - 3 June 1984: "Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts," no catalog.
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