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Source Description
The box is of the typical shape of those made early in the reign of Louis XV. The scene must have been taken from a Dutch, or perhaps Flemish, drawing and is carved in ivory with the Judgment of Solomon. The ivory bottom of the box is carved with a Baroque scroll.A rather similar box, in mother-of-pearl and showing Pharaoh's army at the Red Sea, is in the Walters Collection (Walters 57.107). It is marked by an Amsterdam marker and dated 1739.
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Document identity
localId
21437
label
Snuffbox with Judgment of Solomon
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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21437
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Snuffbox with Judgment of Solomon
description
The box is of the typical shape of those made early in the reign of Louis XV. The scene must have been taken from a Dutch, or perhaps Flemish, drawing and is carved in ivory with the Judgment of Solomon. The ivory bottom of the box is carved with a Baroque scroll.A rather similar box, in mother-of-pearl and showing Pharaoh's army at the Red Sea, is in the Walters Collection (Walters 57.107). It is marked by an Amsterdam marker and dated 1739.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 18th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuffboxes
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.9
height
6.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 15/16 x W: 2 11/16 in. (4.9 x 6.8 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory and silver gilt
creator_ids
6227
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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