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Snuffbox

ca. 1730–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Date: ca. 1730–50
  • Culture: possibly German
  • Medium: Gold, heliotrope, diamonds
  • Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (3.8 x 7.9 x 6.7cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.187.425
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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