Snuffbox, Jean Ducrollay, 1736–37
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1736–37
Snuffbox made by Jean Ducrollay (French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760), dated 1736–37, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 9/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (4 × 8.4 × 6.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1976.155.7; 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
- Materials
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 9/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (4 × 8.4 × 6.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 9/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (4 × 8.4 × 6.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1736–37
- Maker recorded
- Jean Ducrollay (French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760)
- Museum attribution
- Jean Ducrollay
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1976.155.7
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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