Snuffbox, Daniel Baudesson, 1755–60
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1755–60
Snuffbox made by Attributed to Daniel Baudesson (1716–1785, working 1730–80) Enameler: Possibly by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin), dated 1755–60, from German, Berlin. The museum records its materials as: Gold, enamel, diamonds. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1976.155.3; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold, enamel, diamonds
- Materials
- Gold, enamel, diamonds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 6 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 6 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- German, Berlin
- Date recorded
- 1755–60
- Maker recorded
- Attributed to Daniel Baudesson (1716–1785, working 1730–80) Enameler: Possibly by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin)
- Museum attribution
- Daniel Baudesson
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1976.155.3
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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