Snuffbox, possibly Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), mid-19th century, French, possibly Sèvres, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; copper with traces of silvering, H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.); L. 3-1/4 in. (8.3 cm.); D. 2-3/8 in. (6.0 cm.), Enamels, possibly Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present), In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace
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Snuffbox, Sèvres Manufactory, French, 1740–present, mid-19th century, Sèvres, Painted enamel, copper, partly gilt, traces, silvering, H, 1 1/4, 3.2 cm, L, 3-1/4, 8.3, D, 2-3/8, 6.0, Enamels, possibly, eighteenth-century, Europe, Paris led, production, high-quality luxury, goods, Parisian goldsmiths, wide range, small, personal articles, snuffboxes, étuis, hold sealing, wax, tweezers, utensils, sewing, souvenirs, contained thin, ivory, tablets, note taking, shuttles, knotting lace
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