Snuff Box
maker
Unknown
Date17th century
MediumPaper with straw marquetry
Dimensions8.7 x 5.5 x 3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e97.a-b
eMuseum ID716824
EmbARK ObjectID14610
Previous NumberU18e97
TMS Source ID3344
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesInscribed (lid, outside): "J'aime fair plaisir" [translation: "I love to please"]
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Michelangelo Guggenheim, Venice for 20 lire on 28 September 1897.
