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Description: | A tall oblong box with straight sides, chased mount with a twisted handle and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal, the lid and sides are repousse, each with an elongated oval panel in the centre surrounded by radiating flutes. The panels are painted with five pastoral scenes enclosed in a gilt cable border, on a white ground decorated with floral sprays in gold. On the bottom of the box is a small gold star.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: repousse
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
snuff box made in South Staffordshire, England, Britain, Europe, (1958.342). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.20635 | Go to resource |
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