Snuffbox with Engraved Scenes
Rendered on the faces of the box are scenes of courting couples. Niello, an alloy of silver, copper, and lead, was rubbed into the engraved scenes and then fired. The darkened areas remained in the depressions when the piece was polished. This technique, dating from the Renais...
Images (6)
Artifact
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id
14841
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
6
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.720_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.720_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.720_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| imageCount | 6 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.720 |
Terms
Medium
silver, niello
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