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Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
Container for Tobacco of Snuffcirca 1750

Not on view
White glazed ceramic tankard with silver lid and finial, the body painted with a heraldic coat of arms flanked by two rampant lions
Manufactured by
Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
France, Chantilly, circa 1730 - 1805
Title
Container for Tobacco of Snuff
Place Made
France, Chantilly
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with glaze, enamel, and silver mounts
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of MaryLou Boone
Accession Number
M.2010.51.19a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Williams, Elizabeth A. Daily Pleasures: French Ceramics from the MaryLou Boone Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.