RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
Bonbonniere
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Animals
Sheep
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Scent Bottle
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1760-1780
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and metal
Dimensions: height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Animals
Birds
Flowers
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Snuffbox
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 in. (7.6 cm) diam.
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Water
Courting
Landscapes
Amusements
Animals
Recreation
Cattle
Food habits
Costume
Clothing and dress
Figure group
Masks
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Bodkin Case
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and metal
Dimensions: height: 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Trees
Landscapes
Animals
Architecture
Cattle
Figure group
Sheep
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Snuffbox
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1760-1780
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 3/4 in. (2.0 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
[None]
Sugar Canister
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1770-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (9.0 x 9.5 x 5.9 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Animals
Architecture
Farms
Cattle
Farmhouse
Domestic
Figure group
Sheep
Dish
[None]
Tea Caddy
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (9.8 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Animals
Architecture
Farms
Cattle
Figure group
Sheep
Dish
[None]
Bodkin Case
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and metal
Dimensions: height: 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Flowers
[None]
Salt Cellar
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Water
Landscapes
Figure group
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Snuffbox
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Sport and play
Hunting
Animals
Architecture
Recreation
Dogs
Figure group
Horses
Hound
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Toilet Box
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Amusements
Architecture
Recreation
Food habits
Domestic
Figure group
Containers
Tables
Flowers
Furnishings
Dwellings
[None]
Writing Tool Box
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel, gilded metal, and glass
Dimensions: 2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.0 x 6.4 x 3.9 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Animals
Figure group
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Bonbonniere
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel
Dimensions: height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Cats
Animals
[None]
Flower Holder
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Flowers
[None]
Tea Caddy
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. (9.5 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Animals
Architecture
Cattle
Farmhouse
Domestic
Figure group
Sheep
Dish
Rivers
[None]
Scent Bottle
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
[None]
Tea Canister
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (11.0 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Trees
Water
Landscapes
Figure group
Flowers
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Tea Casket
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1775-1825
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 3 3/4 in. (10.1 x 15.2 x 9.4 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Dish
Rivers
[None]
Scent Bottle
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Trees
Water
Landscapes
Figure group
Flowers
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Jewel Box
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.6 x 8.4 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Amusements
Reading
Recreation
Clothing and dress
Figure group
History
Seventeenth century dress
[None]
Tea Caddy
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (8.0 x 6.5 x 5.3 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Architecture
Domestic
Figure group
Dish
Rivers
Dwellings
[None]
Chamberstick
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel
Dimensions: height: 4 1/2 in. (11.3 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Architecture
Figure group
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Bonbonniere
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1760-1775
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Bluebird
Plum
Animals
Fruit
Birds
Flowers
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Garniture
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
[None]
Candlestick
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1775-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and metal
Dimensions: height: 11 in. (28.0 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Candlestick
[None]
Chamberstick
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel
Dimensions: height: 4 1/2 in. (11.3 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
[None]
Tea Caddy
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1760-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (10.0 x 8.4 x 5.1 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Water
Ruins
Landscapes
Boats and boating
Architecture
Sailboats
Figure group
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Snuffbox
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 1 1/2 in. (3.9 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Landscapes
Architecture
Recreation
Music
Figure group
Dance
Entertainers
Flute
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]
Scent Bottle
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts
Date: 1750-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: enamel and gilded metal
Dimensions: height: 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Topics: Amusements
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)
Recreation
Mercury (Planet)
Outer space
Clothing and dress
Dress accessories
Letter reading and writing
Mythology
Flowers
Luce Center Label: The art of painting on enamel flourished in England during the second half of the eighteenth century. A French jeweler, Jean Toutin, had developed a new technique for painting on enamel, in which a gold base was covered first with white enamel, then painted with a design. This craft soon spread to England, where it was adopted by jewelers and goldsmiths. Their intricately painted boxes and curios were fashionable with the wealthy, who often bought them as souvenirs from their travels. Popular items included small boxes, which were used to carry snuff or “patches” (beauty spots); bonbonnieres, which contained sweets; and etuis, which might carry a lady’s scissors, tweezers, or pencil. More functional items were also popular, including watches, candlesticks, and tea caddies.
Luce Object Quote: “Enameling is a curious art, and not much labour but that of laying and painting colours, plain or in figures, on metal.” A General Description of all Trades, 1747, quoted in Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, 1978
[None]