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Snuffbox

1790
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Maker: Friedrich Fyrwald (master 1786, died 1813/14)
  • Date: 1790
  • Culture: Swedish, Stockholm
  • Medium: Gold, enamel, pearls
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 in. (2.2 × 8.9 × 5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95
  • Object Number: 95.14.32
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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