id: 135083 accession number: 1958.126 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.126 updated: 2024-03-26 01:58:43.803000 Snuff Box (Tabatière), 1761–1762. Francois Guillaume Tiron (French). Gold and enamel; overall: 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1958.126 title: Snuff Box (Tabatière) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1761–1762 creation date earliest: 1761 creation date latest: 1762 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene copyright: --- culture: France, 18th century (style of Louis XV) technique: gold and enamel department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Miscellaneous find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Francois Guillaume Tiron (French) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: [Maker's mark of Francois-Guillaume Tiron, master goldsmith in 1747, inside cover] translation: remark: inscription: [Warden's mark, Paris, 1761-1762, inside cover] translation: remark: inscription: [Charge mark of Eloi Brichard and Etienne Somfoye, Paris, 1756-1762, inside cover] translation: remark: inscription: [Maker's mark of Francois-Guillaume Tiron, inside bottom] translation: remark: inscription: [Warden's mark, 1761-1762, inside bottom] translation: remark: inscription: [Charge mark of Brichard and Somfoye, inside bottom] translation: remark: inscription: [Maker's mark of FG Tiron, left wall] translation: remark: inscription: [Charge mark of Brichard and Somfoye, left wall] translation: remark: inscription: [Warden's mark, Paris, 1761-1762, left wall] translation: remark: inscription: [Discharge mark of J.J. Prevost, Paris, 1762-1768, bezel at right] translation: remark: inscription: [Engraved number, maybe retailer's number]: "n. 13676" translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Decorative Style opening date: 1961-09-08T04:00:00 Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962). title: Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution opening date: 2002-10-05T00:00:00 Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5, 2002-January 5, 2003). title: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings opening date: 2016-07-16T04:00:00 Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.126/1958.126_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.126/1958.126_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1958.126/1958.126_full.tif