SNUFFBOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
On view in: Marjorie Post's Bedroom
About this object
The cartouche shaped box is composed of six pieces of bloodstone with ribbed gold bands holding the pieces together. The cover is framed with rococo scrolls, shells and swags of roses. At the center stands a tower-like structure which is surmounted by a shell and trophies, and has two doves at the bottom. All four sides are mounted with similar chased scrolls and swags of roses.
- Object name:
- SNUFFBOX
- Made from:
- Bloodstone -- gold
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- c. 1750
- Size:
- H. 1 1/4 × W. 2 3/4 × D. 2 1/4 in. (3.2 × 7 × 5.7 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.155
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973