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Snuff Box: Portrait of Saxon Prince

A work made of gold, hardstone, enamel, copper, glass, and pearls.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold, hardstone, enamel, copper, glass, and pearls.

Date:

c. 1775/80

Artist:

Johann Christian Neuber
German, 1735-1808
Dresden, Germany

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Johann Christian Neuber

Title

Snuff Box: Portrait of Saxon Prince

Place

Dresden (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1770–1785

Medium

Gold, hardstone, enamel, copper, glass, and pearls

Dimensions

4.2 × 8.6 × 6.4 cm (1 5/8 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keating.

Reference Number

1954.181

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