Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria

miniature, c. 1676; box, 1775–76 Overall: 2.3 x 4.5 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 in.) Source image
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In 18th-century France, ornately enameled boxes that held snuff—powdered tobacco—became a popular accessory in the French court. This box is decorated with a miniature portrait of Marie-Thérèse of Austria, the queen consort of French King Louis XIV. Their union was largely pol...

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