Snuffbox in the form of an armadillo ca. 1740–50 Saint-Cloud factory In the first half of the eighteenth century, Saint-Cloud produced a wide range of bagatelles, or trifles, in the form of soft-paste porcelain snuffboxes, pommels, cutlery, and cane handles. They were often decorated with exotic figures and landscapes inspired by Asian motifs. This unusual snuffbox depicts an armadillo. A mammal native to South America, armadillos featured in allegorical representations of America as early as the sixteenth century, (seen for example Adrien Collaert’s depiction of America riding a giant armadil
Snuffbox in the form of an armadillo ca. 1740–50 Saint-Cloud factory In the first half of the eighteenth century, Saint-Cloud produced a wide range of bagatelles, or trifles, in the form of soft-paste porcelain snuffboxes, pommels, cutlery, and cane handles. They were often decorated with exotic figures and landscapes inspired by Asian motifs. This unusual snuffbox depicts an armadillo. A mammal native to South America, armadillos featured in allegorical representations of America as early as the sixteenth century, (seen for example Adrien Collaert’s depiction of America riding a giant armadillo ). More than the anatomical accuracy of a naturalist, this smiling creature reflects the imagination of the porcelain modeler and the consumer’s fascination for the Snuffbox in the form of an armadillo. French, Saint-Cloud. ca. 1740–50. Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; silver mounts. Ceramics-Porcelain
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