Snuffbox with portrait of Catherine II (1729–1796), Empress of Russia

Medium

Gold, enamel, diamonds

Dimensions

Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in. (3.5 × 7.6 × 5.6 cm); Miniature: 1 1/8 × 15/16 in. (2.9 × 2.4 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

48.187.427

Rights

Public Domain

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