id:			96902
accession number:	1916.599
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.599
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:18.711000

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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.599

title:				Snuff Box with Figures
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creation date:			late 18th century
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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culture:	Continental, (France), late 18th century
technique:	watercolor on ivory, wood and tortoiseshell with painted miniatues under glass and gilt metal mounts
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 4.2 x 8.9 x 7.5 cm (1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed on funerary urn: "ci GIT" and below a scull and crossbones.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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