hasufin:nonasuch:jkthinkythoughts:fashionsfromhistory:Snuffboxc.1740FranceMFA Boston I have never in
hasufin:nonasuch:jkthinkythoughts:fashionsfromhistory:Snuffboxc.1740FranceMFA Boston I have never in my life seen an objet d'art that qualified for the Tiffany Paradox, but here we are. It looks like it fell off a middle school girls bedroom desk circa 1987. I love this.also I went and looked it up on the MFA website and as I suspected, it’s made of mother-of-pearl! the rainbow parts are probably from iridescent blacklip shells, and the rest is carved white oyster shell. There are some Chinese porcelains which are definitely worthy of the Tiffany paradox - I mean, sure, it was made in the 1300s but it’s a lemon yellow tea bowl - but honestly this one really epitomizes the matter. -- source link