Container for Tobacco of Snuff

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Container for Tobacco of Snuff

France, Chantilly, circa 1750
Furnishings; Serviceware
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze, enamel, and silver mounts
a) Lid: 2 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (5.72 × 10.8 cm) b) Jar: 5 3/4 × 4 in. (14.61 × 10.16 cm) 7 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (19.69 × 10.8 cm)
Gift of MaryLou Boone (M.2010.51.19a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Williams, Elizabeth A.  Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.