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Snuffbox with miniature of Alexander I of Russia

Jean Georges (or George) | Edward Miles

1763–64

Medium

Two-color gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory

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Dimensions

Box (wt. confirmed): 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in., 8.2oz. (8.6 × 6.7 cm, 233g); Miniature: 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (4.1 × 3.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French, Paris

Rights

Public Domain

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