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Box with portrait of a whippet

Probably by Joseph Etienne Blerzy French
Miniature by Jean-Baptiste Isabey French
late 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Box with portrait of a whippet
  • Maker: Probably by Joseph Etienne Blerzy (French, active 1750–1806)
  • Artist: Miniature by Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, Nancy 1767–1855 Paris)
  • Date: late 18th century
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Gold, ivory, glass
  • Dimensions: 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (1.3 x 8.7 x 3.5cm);
    Miniature (sight): 1 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (2.9 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Miniatures
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.187.444
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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