Apr 15, 2019
Table snuffbox
Hard-paste porcelain, copper gilt
ca. 1750
Meissen Manufactory
German
A snuffbox of this size was placed on a table for use by a party of smokers, as illustrated on the inside of the lid. Painted in monochromatic purple, or en camaieu, this scene is based on an engraving of 1733 by Bernard Lépicié (1698–1755) after a composition by Jean-Baptiste Pater (1695–1736).