Box early 18th century probably Italian, Naples This octagonal box has embossed moldings and is decorated with a charming chinoiserie scene. Such boxes served as souvenirs for Grand Tour tourists. The Scottish architect Robert Adam bought several "handsome snuff-boxes of tortoiseshell, studded with gold and with gold hinges" while he visited Rome in 1755.. Box 188872 probably Italian, Naples, Box, early 18th century, Tortoiseshell, silver, 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (1.3 x 5.7 x 8.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Mrs. Eleanor Strong, 1903 (03.26.6)

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Box early 18th century probably Italian, Naples This octagonal box has embossed moldings and is decorated with a charming chinoiserie scene. Such boxes served as souvenirs for Grand Tour tourists. The Scottish architect Robert Adam bought several "handsome snuff-boxes of tortoiseshell, studded with gold and with gold hinges" while he visited Rome in 1755.. Box 188872 probably Italian, Naples, Box, early 18th century, Tortoiseshell, silver, 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (1.3 x 5.7 x 8.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Mrs. Eleanor Strong, 1903 (03.26.6)

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