Snuffbox with miniature of Alexander I of Russia

Medium

Two-color gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory

Dimensions

Box (wt. confirmed): 3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in., 8.2oz. (8.6 × 6.7 cm, 233g); Miniature: 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (4.1 × 3.2 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

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.1185

Rights

Public Domain

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