SNUFFBOX
Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)
About this object
The oval box has a scalloped edge. The cover has a floral spray made from diamonds set in silver, which is surrounded by twelve large diamonds, all on a matte gold ground. The lobed sections of the sides are enamelled with clusters of flowers. The bottom of the box is enameled in the center with a cluster of flowers in violet on a yellow ground. This is surrounded by a border of swags of roses entwined with a ribbon in pale green on a lavender ground. There are stars under each arch of roses.
- Object name:
- SNUFFBOX
- Made from:
- Gold -- enamel -- brilliants -- silver
- Made in:
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 1.9 × 7.6 × 6.7 cm (3/4 × 3 × 2 5/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 11.127
- Class:
- GOLD
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973