COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.304
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Fürstenberg Factory
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
manufactured by
Creator Dates/Places:
1864 - 1977
Biography:
founded in Brunswick by Duke Carl I of Brunswick in 1747 though it did not produce porcelain until 1753 after three men from Höchst had been taken on--the arcanist Johann Benckgraff, the model-master Simon Feilner and the painter Johannes Zeschinger.
Creator Name-CRT:
Fürstenberg Factory
Title:
Snuff Box
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1770
Creation Start Date:
1765
Creation End Date:
1775
Materials and Techniques:
porcelain plaques set in metal mounts
Classification Term:
Miscellaneous
Dimensions:
Overall: 2.25cm x 8cm x 5.8cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1916.304
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, Cleveland, Ohio.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.304.tif
