Snuffbox with scene of two maids and cupid at altar of love

Les Frères Souchay Swiss

Partnership of Esay Souchay

and Marc-André Souchay

ca. 1780

Not on view

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Title: Snuffbox with scene of two maids and cupid at altar of love
Maker: Les Frères Souchay (Swiss, active Hanau, by 1764)
Maker: Partnership of Esay Souchay (1723–1791)
Maker: and Marc-André Souchay (1730–1811)
Date: ca. 1780
Culture: German, Hanau
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (3.5 × 8.3 cm)
Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Miniatures
Credit Line: The Frederic Danne Bequest, given by Frances L. Wilson, 1907
Object Number: 09.127.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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