Snuffbox

Description

Oval snuffbox with a hinged lid, formed of various stones arranged in geometric designs and set in gold: probably German, Dresden, by Johann Christian Neuber, c. 1775

Museum reference

A.1943.186

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Snuffbox

Production information

Neuber, Johann Christian, 1736 - 1808, Goldsmith
Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Western Europe

Date

c. 1775

Materials

Gold, Gemstone

Physical description

Various stones set in gold, bloodstone, borders of small pearls

Associations

Vienna, Austria, Western Europe

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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