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- In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace.
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Domestic snuff came from the provinces of Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, while the more-prized and certainly more-expensive imported snuff came from Spain, France, and Scotland, with the most highly regarded of all, Brazil.
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In the 18th century, the phenomena of snuff-taking swept across Europe. How was this action tied to imperialism, gender, and ornamentalism?
Snuff Boxes. Around 1800, while repairing a snuff box, a local man called William Crawford had the idea of an invisible wooden hinge and started a vogue for such snuff boxes. These became very popular and were manufactured in Cumnock and surrounding villages.
Oct 31, 2023 · These were originally made of carved wood, ivory, iron or silver, but by the 18th century, gold snuff-boxes — often attractively enamelled — had become the height of functional fashion. In some cases, boxes were made of tortoiseshell, rock crystal or another semi-precious hardstone.
Gold boxes were among the supreme luxuries of 18th-century Europe, essential for any stylish man or woman. Most were used to hold snuff (powdered tobacco), although some held small sweets or bonbons. They were presented as gifts to friends and lovers, and by monarchs to ambassadors and courtiers.
Snuff boxes date from a time when snuff taking was a popular habit, from 18th to mid 19th century. Snuff boxes could be exquisitely made and valuable; the cheapest were made from potato pulp.
No other eighteenth-century European porcelain factory produced works in a comparably organic style, and the snuffboxes, ewer, and basins reflect the unsurpassed originality and creativity of Giuseppe Gricci (Italian, ca. 1700–1770), the head modeler at the factory.
