Snuffbox with portrait of a member of the French royal family, probably a daughter of Louis XV

Medium

Gold, enamel, gouache on cloth, glass

Dimensions

Box: 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (3 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm); Miniature (oval): 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (3.8 × 2.9 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

48.187.454

Rights

Public Domain

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