Snuffbox with portrait of Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia
Artwork Details
- Title: Snuffbox with portrait of Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia
- Maker: Daniel Baudesson (1716–1785, working 1730–80)
- Artist: Miniature attributed to Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin)
- Date: 1745–55
- Culture: German, Berlin
- Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory
- Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.6 x 6.4cm); Miniature: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (60 x 83 mm)
- Classifications: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Miniatures
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.1242
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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