id:			134853
accession number:	1957.408
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.408
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Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette, 1768. Manufactured by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu (French), miniatures by François Dumont (French, 1751–1831). Watercolor on ivory in a gold and enamel box; image: 3.4 x 2.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.); overall: 3.9 x 6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1957.408

title:				Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette
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creation date:			1768
creation date earliest:		1768
creation date latest:		1768
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	watercolor on ivory in a gold and enamel box
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Enamel
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CREATORS

* Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu (French)  - box by

* François Dumont (French, 1751–1831)  - painter

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measurements: Image: 3.4 x 2.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.); Overall: 3.9 x 6 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	[Maker's mark of Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu, master goldsmith in 1768, inside cover]
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	inscription:	[Charge mark of Jean-Jacques Prévot, 1762-1768, inside cover]
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	inscription:	[Warden's mark of Paris, 1768-1769, inside cover]
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	inscription:	[Discharge mark of Julien Alaterre, Paris, 1768-1774, on neck at right]
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	inscription:	[Inside box, the letter]: "F"
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	inscription:	[On bezel at left, engraved number]: "627"
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	inscription:	[On front of bezel, engraved signature]: "Ve Georges Beaulieu à Paris"
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	inscription:	[On right of miniature portrait, the letter]: "D"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	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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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Edward B. Greene, Cleveland, Ohio.
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