Double snuffbox, Nicolas Bouillerot, ca. 1738–44
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1738–44
Double snuffbox made by Nicolas Bouillerot (French, active Paris, 1720–1754), dated ca. 1738–44, from French. The museum records its materials as: Brown agate; gold. Recorded dimensions: confirmed: 1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.2 × 9 × 6.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2019.283.101; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Brown agate; gold
- Materials
- Brown agate; gold
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.2 × 9 × 6.4 cm)
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 1 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.2 × 9 × 6.4 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French
- Date recorded
- ca. 1738–44
- Maker recorded
- Nicolas Bouillerot (French, active Paris, 1720–1754)
- Museum attribution
- Nicolas Bouillerot
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2019.283.101
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.