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Source Description
A complicated figure, Frederick the Great was both a successful soldier and a great patron of arts. This large snuffbox was likely made at a factory founded by him in Berlin. He had a particular liking for hardstone objects, owning at least one box very similar to this and frequently bestowing them on courtiers and diplomats as gifts. At his death in 1786 it has been estimated that Frederick owned between three and four hundred snuffboxes.
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Document identity
localId
5924
label
Snuffbox with Hardstone Flowers
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5924
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Snuffbox with Hardstone Flowers
description
A complicated figure, Frederick the Great was both a successful soldier and a great patron of arts. This large snuffbox was likely made at a factory founded by him in Berlin. He had a particular liking for hardstone objects, owning at least one box very similar to this and frequently bestowing them on courtiers and diplomats as gifts. At his death in 1786 it has been estimated that Frederick owned between three and four hundred snuffboxes.
provenance
Sale, Paris, no. 78. Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1785
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
snuffboxes
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.1
height
7.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 2 13/16 in. (4.1 x 7.2 cm)
Source extras
med
green jasper, gold, colored agate, semiprecious stones
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2689
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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0849da94d8e96dd2