Table snuffbox

Meissen Manufactory

ca. 1750 · Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

A snuffbox of this size was placed on a table for use by a party of smokers, as illustrated on the inside of the lid. Painted in monochromatic purple, or en camaieu, this scene is based on an engraving of 1733 by Bernard Lépicié (1698–1755) after a composition by Jean-Baptiste Pater (1695–1736).

Artist

Meissen Manufactory

Date

ca. 1750

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt

Culture

German, Meissen

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973