Snuffbox with six scenes of country pastimes

Medium

Gold, glass; miniatures: gouache on vellum

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.5 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm); Miniaitures: Top, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); bottom, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); front 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); back 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm)

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

17.190.1152

Rights

Public Domain

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