Small enameled copper snuff box in the shape of a heart, with white ground and blue landscape scene with the figure of a male musician on the lid and simple floral elements on the sides.

Snuff Box

Netherlands (possibly Delft)

19th century

  • Titles Snuff Box (Descriptive)
  • Medium enameled copper and gilt metal
  • Dimensions 1 × 2 × 2 3/8 in. (2.5 × 5.1 × 6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.369.1998
  • Work Type snuff box
  • Classification Containers

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