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

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