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Snuffbox

Manufactory Doccia Porcelain Manufactory Italian
ca. 1750–55
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 538

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Manufactory: Doccia Porcelain Manufactory (Italian, 1737–1896)
  • Date: ca. 1750–55
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, gold
  • Dimensions: Width: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.365
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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