MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012464667
003 DLC
005 20130919075750.0
008 130918s2013 enkac bc 001 0 eng d
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn746463344
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042 $alccopycat
043 $ae------$ae-uk-en
050 00 $aNK7109.65$b.W35 2013
082 04 $a745
110 2 $aWallace Collection (London, England)
245 14 $aThe Wallace Collection :$bcatalogue of gold boxes /$cCharles Truman ; with contributions from Seoyoung Kim, Rebecca Wallis.
246 30 $aCatalogue of gold boxes
264 1 $aLondon :$bWallace Collection,$c2013.
300 $a375 pages :$bcolor illustrations, portraits ;$c32 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 364-367), glossary and index.
520 8 $aOf exquisite workmanship, the Wallace gold boxes share the elaborate richness of the larger-scale French 18th century art in the collection, but on an intimate and jewel-like scale. Most of the boxes were made in Paris during the 18th century and were used as snuff containers. Whilst there were boxes of this kind made in gold before 1700, it was the popularity of snuff-taking that necessitated the development of a container, which came to be of such luxurious nature that it became the most significant royal gift and the ultimate fashion accessory across the whole of 18th century Europe. Here Charles Truman, former curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, discusses the history of snuff and snuff-taking as well as the development, manufacture, decoration and collecting of gold boxes.
650 0 $aGold boxes$zEurope$xHistory$y18th century$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aGold boxes$zEurope$xHistory$y19th century$vCatalogs.
650 0 $aGold boxes$zEngland$zLondon$vCatalogs.
610 20 $aWallace Collection (London, England)$vCatalogs.
700 1 $aTruman, Charles,$eauthor.
700 1 $aKim, Seoyoung,$eauthor.
700 1 $aWallis, Rebecca$c(Curator),$eauthor.