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Related Timeline(s)

• • France, 1600–1800 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• • Saint Petersburg

Related Index Terms

Geography/Place

• • Vessel, organized by culture, Europe
• • Vessel, organized by culture, Europe, France

Material and Technique

• • Enamel
• • Portrait, Sculpture
• • Vessel, Box
• • Vessel, Box, Europe

Object

• • Portrait, Sculpture, Europe, France

Subject Matter/Theme

• • Figure, Ruler
• • Figure, Ruler, Europe
• • Portrait, Sculpture, Europe
• • Trade and Travel (1600–1800 A.D.)

Technical Glossary

• • enamel
• • Gold

"Possibly by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu: Snuffbox (17.190.1158)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/stpt/ho_17.190.1158.htm (October 2006)

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Snuffbox, ca. 1764–65
Possibly by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu (French, apprenticed 1752, master 1768)
French; Paris
Four-color gold, enamel; 1 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (4.4 x 7.9 x 6 cm)
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.1158)