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Snuffbox

Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
ca. 1755
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 538

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Date: ca. 1755
  • Culture: German, Meissen
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, gold
  • Dimensions: Height: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.335
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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