Snuff Box (Tabatière)

1777–78 Overall: 2 x 3.4 cm (13/16 x 1 5/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.406

This box’s black and white design imitates a rare type of agate patterned with black veins that look like the branches of a tree or aquatic plant. Enamel that simulated agate was popular around 1775–80, evoking an 18th-century French interest in natural curiosities, mineralogy...

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