There is one other image of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the tag figures, men, container, landscape, enamel, decorative, silver, scene, male.

See more objects with the color darkslategrey dimgrey rosybrown dimgrey wheat or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1931

  • We acquired this object.

2006

2014

2024

  • You found it!

Snuffbox (Germany)

This is a snuffbox. It was attributed to Pierre Fromery and decorated by Christian Frederich Herold and made by Fromery Workshops. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is enamelled copper, silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

  • Mount
  • cast and gilt bronze.
  • Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan.
  • 1907-3-13
  • Snuff Box (possibly Germany)
  • inlaid gold and mother-of-pearl, chased gilt-metal, enamel.
  • Gift of the Panwy Foundation, from the collection of Maria Wyman.
  • 1994-129-5

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

  • Box (France)
  • tin-glazed earthenware, metal (mount).
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2006-27-10
This object has not been digitized yet.
  • Sidewall, Athena, 1968
  • screen printed on paper.
  • Gift of The Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology.
  • 1998-75-176

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 3 x 7.7 x 5.4 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Snuffbox (Germany); Attributed to Pierre Fromery (French, 1655–1738); Made by Fromery Workshops; Decorated by Christian Frederich Herold (German, 1700–1779); enamelled copper, silver; H x W x D: 3 x 7.7 x 5.4 cm (1 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-81

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18325719/ |title=Snuffbox (Germany) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=7 May 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>