id:			96612
accession number:	1916.354
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.354
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:14.979000

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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.354

title:				Snuff Box
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1810
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Switzerland, early 19th century
technique:	tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	the putto on the left holds a tablet bearing the inscription: "ad gloriam Napoleonis magni" (glory to the great Napoleon).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		Rococo, Revolution, Restoration
	opening date:   1989-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Rococo, Revolution, Restoration</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).

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