Snuffbox with four maritime scenes; Louis XIV crossing the Rhine in 1672

Medium

Gold, enamel

Dimensions

Box: 2-3/4 x 2 in. (7.0 x 5.1 cm); Miniatures: front and back, each: 5/8 x 2-3/8 in. (1.6 x 6 cm), left and right, each: 5/8 x 1-5/8 in. (1.6 x 4.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1178

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