Decorative arts

Snuffbox

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1784-1787
Accession number: 34.21
Makers: Miniatures: Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe(Opens in new tab) (French, 1741–1826); formerly attributed to Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe(Opens in new tab) (French, 1716–1794); Box maker: Unknown(Opens in new tab) (Unknown)
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. (3.5 x 5.4 x 8.9 cm.)
Medium: box: gilded copper alloy, glass miniatures: gouache on card, vellum, or metal
Description: Snuffbox painted scenes of ballooning.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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