Snuffbox
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760
Materials
enamel and gilt
Measurements
70 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Fenton House, London
NT 1448670
Summary
A circular enamel snuff-box, the cover with an estuary scene, to the left a classical column on a plinth with a standing and a seated figure and a barrel in the foreground, to the right a sailing ship and in the middle ground harbour buildings, the bombé sides painted with flower-sprays and the base with an insect, gilt-metal mounts.