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Jean Moynat

Maker name as recorded in the holding museum's catalogue: “Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761)”. Biographical and business details beyond that record have not been independently verified.

Kind: goldsmith
Country: France

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

snuff boxes

Snuffbox, 1747–49

1747–49

Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 48.187.426), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1747–49. It is attributed to Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761). The museum records the medium as Gold, enamel and the dimensions as…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948

snuff boxes

Snuffbox, Jean Moynat, 1753–54

1753–54

Snuffbox made by Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761), dated 1753–54, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (3.2 x 7 x 5.1cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.432. Museum note (The Met): In eighteenth-century Fran…

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