Snuff Box (Tabatière)
Francois Guillaume Tiron · 1761–62 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The pastoral scenes that decorate this box are typical of the style of François Boucher, a celebrated painter of the period whose works were popularly reproduced on decorative arts. Snuff boxes, used practically as containers for powdered tobacco, were often decorated with miniature reproductions of notable works. The miniature on the cover is inspired by Boucher’s The Galant Pastor (Le Pasteur Gallant) (1738) and that on the bottom by The Amusement of the Shepherd Girl (L’Amusement de la Bergère) (1700s). François Boucher was a favorite of the French royal court of Louis XV and named first painter of the king in 1765.
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Details
- Maker
- Francois Guillaume Tiron (French)
- Date
- 1761–62
- Medium
- gold and enamel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.9 x 4.2 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
