Snuffbox
Applied Arts
Inventory number
2018.6.14.12.AA.BX.C1740.FRDescription
Louis XV style oval snuff or patch box in brass-mounted tortoiseshell with a miniature portrait of a woman in a red dress playing a musical instrument.The subject of the miniature is inspired by the work of François BOUCHER, the French Rococo painter, engraver and designer, who best embodies the frivolity, and the superficial and elegant character of French court life in the mid-18th century.
Materials
TortoiseshellBrass
Oil on wood
Origin
circa 1740 FranceDimensions
Width : 5.9 cmLength : 7.6 cm
Height : 1.5 cm