Snuff Box
early 1800s
Maker Unknown
Decorative Art and Design
Snuff Box, early 1800s. Switzerland, early 19th century. Tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal; overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.354
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- tortoiseshell with painted automaton miniature under glass mounted in gold on gilt metal
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.3 x 8 cm (7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: the putto on the left holds a tablet bearing the inscription: "ad gloriam Napoleonis magni" (glory to the great Napoleon).
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1916.354
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Inaugural Exhibition, Rococo, Revolution, Restoration
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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