Snuffbox with scenes of putti at play

Medium

Gold, enamel, glass; Grisaille en camaïeu on ivory

Dimensions

Overall: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6cm); Miniatures: on cover, sight, Diam. 1-1/2 in. (3.8 cm.); on bottom, sight, Diam 1-5/16 in. (3.3 cm.); on all sides, sight, H. 9/16, W. 1-1/16 in. (1.4 x 2.5 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

48.187.473

Rights

Public Domain

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