Snuffbox with portrait of Catherine II (1729–1796), Empress of Russia

Medium

Gold, enamel, diamonds

Dimensions

Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in. (3.5 × 7.6 × 5.6 cm); Miniature: 1 1/8 × 15/16 in. (2.9 × 2.4 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

Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948

Accession Number

48.187.427

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