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Snuffbox
German (probably Dresden)
about 1760-1765
Object Place: Europe, Berlin, Germany
Medium/Technique
Agate body, gold mounts, enamel decoration on rim.
Dimensions
5.08 x 9.37 cm (2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number48.1333
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsBoxes
DescriptionCartouche shaped. Top carved with cameo representation of Venus, Cupid & dolphin; shaped sides with baroque scrolled cartouches. Gold bezel on box and band on cover chased and set with enamel flowers on striated field; hinged across back & design partly on bezel. The underside of the hinged lid inset with a miniature painting of a woman and winged putto.
ProvenanceProbably acquired in Europe by Delia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1948, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1948)