Gold Box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770
Gold Box — snuff box, by Pierre François Drais French, active 1763-88, made in France, dated 1770. Physical description: Gold, silver, and enamel; 3.2 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm (1 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 75731). The museum record attributes this piece to Pierre François Drais French, active 1763-88 in France around 1770. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 3.2 × 6.7 × 4.8 cm (1 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Gold, silver, and enamel
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- snuff box
- Museum object number
- 75731
Catalogue references
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