Double snuffbox
This double snuffbox consists of two compartments, which can be opened separately. Airtight when both lids are closed, this box could carry two different types of snuff. The size of the box suggests that it was for communal use on a table rather than to be carried around in one’s pocket. The maker, Nicolas Bouillerot was one of the first Parisian goldsmiths to mount hardstones in snuff boxes, a tradition already established in Saxony earlier in the century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Double snuffbox
- Maker: Nicolas Bouillerot (French, active Paris, 1720–1754)
- Date: ca. 1738–44
- Culture: French
- Medium: Brown agate; gold
- Dimensions: confirmed: 1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.2 × 9 × 6.4 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.283.101
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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