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Snuff Box
Made at: Meissen Manufactory (Germany)
German
probably late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold; contemporary silver-gilt mounts
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 7 x 4.5 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2058
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionThe ovoid box swells at the waist and tapers sharply to an ovoid footring. The lower section is fluted and the recesses are painted with Bottger lustre within gold bands. The exterior and interior of the slightly domed cover are painted with chinoiserie scenes, as is the base, all in a palette of iron red, purple, green, brown, yellow, blue and black. The silver-gilt mounts have a waved thumbpiece.
Marks
Porcelain: crossed swords and K.P.M. in underglaze blue. Mounts: none
ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)