Maker

Jean-Joseph Barrière

Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Jean-Joseph Barrière (French)”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.

Kind: goldsmith
Country: France

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Dated span

1765 – 1782

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

snuff boxes

Snuffbox, 1765–66

1765–66

Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.1194), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1765–66. It is attributed to Jean-Joseph Barrière (French, apprenticed 1750, master 1763, active 1793). The museum records the medium as Gold…

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The Cleveland Museum of Art — Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene

snuff boxes

Powder Box (Poudrier), France, 1779–80

1779–80

Powder Box (Poudrier), France, 1779–80 is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 1779–80. Museum description: In the 1700s ornately enameled boxes became a popular accessory in the French court. These boxes often held powdered tobacco, called snuff. However, this box, which is unhinged, likely held pow…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

snuff boxes

Snuffbox, 1782

1782

Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.1160), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1782. It is attributed to Jean-Joseph Barrière (French, apprenticed 1750, master 1763, active 1793). The museum records the medium as Gold, e…

Documented

Partial type record

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