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Baskerville Snuffbox - Portrait of John Baskerville (1706-1775)

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1965F215
Collection:Social History
Date:1700 c - 1700 c

Maker Information

After:James Millar - View biography for James Millar
Artist:Samuel Raven - View biography for Samuel Raven

Notes

The commercial production of papier mâché snuffboxes began in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. They were constructed using a patented process of building up layers of paper that were pasted onto a wooden or metal base, each layer being polished and smoothed to give an even surface. The box would have been painted with black lacquer and hand decorated. Hand painted papier mâché boxes like this are common up until about 1815. The design on this box is a portrait of Birmingham industrialist and printer, John Baskerville.


Further Information

Production Period:18th century
School/Style:Portrait
Medium:Hand painted papier mâché.
Material(s):Paint

Associated People

Dimensions

Height:10 cm

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