Cartouche-Shaped Snuffbox
Pieces of iridescent shell or mother of pearl were often used to decorate snuffboxes in the 18th century. However, this Dutch snuffbox is carved entirely from a very large piece of shell, likely taken from a pearl oyster. Given its size, it was probably imported from the warm...
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Artifact
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39810
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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language
en
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4
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.107_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.107_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_57.107_Fnt_BW_H60.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.107 |
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Medium
mother-of-pearl, gold
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