Snuffbox, 1782
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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, enamel, diamonds, glass and the dimensions as 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (8.6 x 6cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold, enamel, diamonds, glass
- Dimensions
- 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (8.6 x 6cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
- Maker recorded
- Jean-Joseph Barrière
Identification
- Met object id
- 193842
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1160
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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