Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Lady

Provenance

Estate of Muriel Butkin (2008 ); Norton Galleries (New York, New York), sold to Noah L. or Muriel Butkin, by 1975.; c. 1975-1980 Noah L. Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), upon his death, by inheritance to his wife, Muriel Butkin.; 1980-2008 Muriel Butkin (Shaker Heights, Ohio), upon her death, held in trust by the estate.; 2008-2009 Estate of Muriel Butkin.

Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Lady

Pierre Louis Bouvier

1803

Accession Number

2008.285

Medium

watercolor on ivory; tortoise-shell lining; gilt metal rings

Dimensions

Diameter: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Box: 7.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 in.); Diameter of frame: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Classification

Portrait Miniature

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Muriel Butkin