Snuffbox
Giuseppe Gricci|Giovanni Caselli|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory|Francesco Pignataro · Italian| |Italian|
Date: ca. 1745–50
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels; gold mounts
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 2 1/4 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 3 in. (5.7 x 9.2 x 7.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture: Italian, Naples
Themes: Brushes, Portraits, Women
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1955
Date range
1740 – 1755
Largest dimension
7.6 cm
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