Decorative arts (permanent exhibition) » Small boxes
Envelope-shaped snuffbox
Origin date
late 18th century
Origin place
French (?), German (?)
Material
copper
Technique
enamelled, gilded
Sizes
height: 1,8 cm
width: 6,3 cm
length: 8,2 cm
width: 6,3 cm
length: 8,2 cm
Inscription
À Madame, Madame de Tillau, femme de chambre de Madame la Duchesse d’Aubépine, à Padoue. A belső felirat: À quoy songez vous| Marions, marions nous.
Inventory No.
55.202.1
Description and further information
Envelope-shaped box imitating a sealed letter. White enamel on copper with gilt-metal mounts. The exterior bears a French address to Madame de Tillau, femme de chambre to Madame la Duchesse d’Aubépine, in Padua; the reverse is painted with an imitation red wax seal and the number “No. 21”. The interior bears the playful French inscription: “À quoi songez-vous ? Marions, marions-nous.” Continental, probably German or Austrian, in the tradition of Meissen sealed-letter boxes, second half of the 18th century.
Provenance
San Marco-Nákó gyűjtemény (757)