SNUFFBOX

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

Currently in storage

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