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Double snuffbox

ca. 1750–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Double snuffbox
  • Date: ca. 1750–60
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Bloodstone, gold
  • Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (3.5 × 8.6 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.356.639
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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