Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Lady

Pierre Louis Bouvier1803

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Title: Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Lady
Creator: Pierre Louis Bouvier (Swiss, 1765-1836)
Date Created: 1803
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Box: 7.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.); Diameter of frame: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Provenance: Estate of Muriel Butkin, Norton Galleries (New York, New York), sold to Noah L. or Muriel Butkin, by 1975., c. 1975-1980 Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), upon his death, by inheritance to his wife, Muriel Butkin., 1980-2008 Muriel Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), upon her death, held in trust by the estate., 2008-2009 Estate of Muriel Butkin.
Type: Portrait Miniature
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.285
Medium: watercolor on ivory; tortoise-shell lining; gilt metal rings
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Culture: Switzerland, early 19th century
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 2008.285

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