Snuff box

Ducrollay, Jean Charles (active 1737)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
1753-1754
Height:
5.6 cm  (2 3/16 in.)
Width:
7.7 cm  (3 1/16 in.)
Depth:
3.4 cm  (1 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
gold

Additional titles

Music and dance

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1957.412]

Description

Snuff box decoration. In a crowd of approximately 13 figures, a man plays a bagpipe. Next to him, another man plays a transverse flute. A couple dances, while another couple finishes dancing. A figure in the foreground faces away and may also be playing a musical instrument.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bagpipe [3746] (two chanters and one drone, all conical)
Transverse flute [4093]
End-blown flute [3940]

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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2114