Snuffbox with miniatures representing the Diversions of Love and dancing figure

Medium

Gold; grisaille on enamel

Dimensions

Box: 1-3/8 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in. (3.5 x 7.0 x 5.4 cm); Miniatures: Top, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); bottom, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); front 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); back 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); four chamfered corners, each 3/4 x 1/4 in. (18 x 7 mm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1175

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