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| Keywords: Elizabeth I of Russia, att. F.Sampsois (c.1797, Hillwood museum).jpg Snuffbox with Miniature of Empress Elizabeth I Made by Unknown __ __Box Sampsois François __Attr __Miniature On view in Mansion Exhibit - Icon Room - TV 2 About this object A rectangular hinged box On the cover is a rectangular miniature of Empress Elizabeth I Elizaveta Petrovna of Russia seated at half length She is wearing a blue sash probably of the order of Saint Andrew and holding a closed fan in her right hand A column and a piece of drapery are in the background The miniature is framed by a narrow tooled gold band and another in black enamel The top of the lid the upper part of the sides and the bottom of the box are edged by a band of gold palmettes in overlapping crescents on a black ground outlined in light blue enamel The sides and the bottom are covered with a criss-cross pattern with rosettes in tooled gold Category GOLDWORK Object name Container for Smoking and Tobacco UseMade from Gold -- enamel -- miniature Made in FRANCE Paris Date made ca 1797Size H 3 3/16 in W 2 3/4 in box __8 10 CM __9 52 CM http //www hillwoodmuseum org/collection/item/11 29 r /collection/search s empress Sampsois François __Attr ca 1797 Portrait of Elizabeth of Russia Rotari type Elizabeth of Russia in portrait miniatures Art from Russia in Hillwood Museum Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Snuffboxes of Russia PD-old | ||||
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