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| Keywords: French - Tobacco Grater with Tree of Jesse - Walters 71328.jpg The face of the grater is carved in low relief with the Tree of Jesse illustrating the descent of Christ from the royal line of David Jesse reclines asleep amid the roots of the tree Flanking the trunk are two winged putti representing Virtues One on the left bears scales and a trumpet and the other on the right holds a cornucopia and a sword Above the bifurcation of the trunk the Virgin holding the Infant Christ stands on the crescent moon Two adoring cherubs kneel on boughs at the Virgin's feet; cherubs holding the crown hover overhead The kings are placed among leafy branches Nine of them hold scepters while the tenth David plays his harp At the top hovers the dove of the Holy Ghost flanked by the sun and the moon Incised and blackened on scrolls at the top and bottom is the inscription LAPURTE FAIT MON ESTIME DE GLOIRE ET D'HONNEUR LE CIEL MEN VIRONNE I esteem purity; the sky surrounds me with glory and honor The concave reverse of the grater is grooved and fitted with a central flange to accommodate a metal grate Inscribed on the edge of the reverse is JE SVIS CETTE RASPE CVRIEVZE DE QVI CHACHVN EST AMOVREVEX ON MEFLERE LON MECARESSE ET SOVENT JE SERS DE DIVERTISEMENT ENTRE LES MAINS DE MON MESTRE I am this curious rasp of whom everyone is enamored One sniffs me one caresses me and often I am a pleasure in the hands of my owner This tobacco grater differs in form from those associated with Dieppe in that it lacks a compartment to collect the grated snuff Inscribed in ink on the reverse are two ciphers A 185/BA and W 247c 99c There is also a paper label bearing the number 154 middle Other date century 18 ivory cm 19 6 accession number 71 328 29859 Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Transcription Incised and blackened on scrolls at the top and bottom of the front LAPURTE FAIT MON ESTIME DE GLOIRE ET D'HONNEUR LE CIEL MEN VIRONNE; Translation I esteem purity; the sky surrounds me with glory and honor; Transcription Inscribed on the edge of the reverse JE SVIS CETTE RASPE CVRIEVZE DE QVI CHACHVN EST AMOVREVEX ON MEFLERE LON MECARESSE ET SOVENT JE SERS DE DIVERTISEMENT ENTRE LES MAINS DE MON MESTRE; Translation I am this curious rasp of whom everyone is enamored One sniffs me one caresses me and often I am a pleasure in the hands of my owner; Transcription Inscribed in ink on the reverse A 185/BA; Transcription Inscribed in ink on the reverse W 247c 99c; Number On a paper label 154 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Snuffboxes | ||||
