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Snuffbox

Attributed to Daniel Baudesson
Enameler Possibly by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki German
1755–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 545
Baudesson worked in Berlin at the court of Frederick the Greak, whose own collection of snuff boxes was extragavant both in size and taste. Although neither marked nor signed, this box has all the features of others inscribed with the names of Baudesson and Chodowiecki.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Maker: Attributed to Daniel Baudesson (1716–1785, working 1730–80)
  • Enameler: Possibly by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin)
  • Date: 1755–60
  • Culture: German, Berlin
  • Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 6 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.155.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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