Snuff Box (France), ca. 1750 (CH 18457559)
Summary
Pouch shape, with two hinged covers and two compartments; plaques of heliotrope held in a frame of gold carved with scrolls, leaves and pinecone motifs; thumb-piece of foliate scrolls set with small diamonds, rubies, and emeralds; sides of box lined with gold.
Tags
Date
1750
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
public domain