Hidden portrait snuff box

Hidden portrait snuff box

Jacobite

A circular box with an enamel tartan decoration. The hinged cover opens to expose a plain interior. However, the hidden double lid opens to reveal a finely enamelled portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720 - 1788) dressed in a tartan jacket with the orders of the Garter and Thistle decorations, white cockade and blue bonnet. Hidden portrait snuff boxes such as this are amongst the most iconic Jacobite works of art. This example is in particularly good condition and finely enamelled. The portrait is a variant of the famous Robert Strange example which likely date this piece to circa 1750. Purchased in 2019 with the assistance of the Art Fund and National Fund for Acquisitions.

After Robert Strange

1750

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Physical Object

13

16/12/2020

Diam 73 mm

West Highland Museum

West Highlands Museum

TEXT

42

enamel

4271