Small Green Jasper Snuffbox with Diamonds

ca. 1760

5 cm 3.8 cm

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This snuffbox is created with a single type of stone, jasper, that is enlivened with gold cagework and set with jewels. At the center of the lid, diamonds have been arranged in the shape of a cornucopia, or horn of plenty, a symbol of abundance.

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Present in Linz, Austria, 1891-1901 [1]; acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Entry stamp for foreign gold
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