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Source Description
Set in the lid of this box against a blue glass background is an ivory relief representing Venus and Cupid hovering in clouds over a landscape.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1849
label
Circular Box with Venus and Cupid
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1849
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Circular Box with Venus and Cupid
description
Set in the lid of this box against a blue glass background is an ivory relief representing Venus and Cupid hovering in clouds over a landscape.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1760-1780
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
snuffboxes
boxes
ivories
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
8
dimensionsRaw
1 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (2.8 x 8 cm)
Source extras
med
gilt-metal, tortoiseshell, ivory, glass
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1978182273add299