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Source Description
The box is decorated with an enameled scene of two maidens and a youth standing by the Altar of Love.
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Document identity
localId
19842
label
Snuffbox with the Altar of Love
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19842
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snuffbox with the Altar of Love
description
The box is decorated with an enameled scene of two maidens and a youth standing by the Altar of Love.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1776-1777
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
snuffboxes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.9
height
5.9
dimensionsRaw
1 1/8 x 2 5/16 in. (2.9 x 5.9 cm)
Source extras
med
""ciselé"" gold, painted and ""basse-taille"" enamel
creator_ids
7190
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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741351eebb44a563
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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08564efd33b9d3b2
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no
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no