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Circular snuff box

Claude Pierre Pottier1779

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Circular, with detachable cover; gold, the cover, sides and base decorated with silhouette landscapes of trees and birds painted in puce color on silver foil under enamel; matte gold borders studded with small silver bosses; lined with silver foil stamped to simulate engine-turning, under amber-colored horn.

Details

  • Title: Circular snuff box
  • Creator: Claude Pierre Pottier
  • Date Created: 1779
  • Type: Circular snuff box
  • Rights: Gift of Anonymous Donor
  • Medium: Gold, opalescent glass, metallic foil
  • Provenance: Anonymous Donor
  • Exhibitions: "Body Language: Jewelry and Accessories from the National Design Museum," Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, March 14-August 21, 1994.
  • Dimensions: H x diam.: 2.5 x 7 cm (1 x 2 3/4 in.)

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