Snuffbox with portrait of Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France

Medium

Gold, enamel; ivory

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 2 7/16 in. (8.6 x 6.2cm); Miniature: oval, 1 1/4 x 1 in. (33 x 27 mm)

Classification

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures

Culture

Swiss, possibly Vevey

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1156

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