Snuffbox with music lesson scene, ca. 1765–70
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1765–70
Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2023.441.67), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Snuffbox with music lesson scene”. The museum dates it ca. 1765–70. It is attributed to Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris). The museum records the medium as Enamel on copper and the dimensions as confirmed: 1 1/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (2.7 × 7.3 × 7 cm). 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Enamel on copper
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 1 1/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 in. (2.7 × 7.3 × 7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Enamels-Painted
- Maker recorded
- Jacques Philippe Le Bas
Identification
- Met object id
- 893724
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Museum object number
- 2023.441.67
Catalogue references
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Research required
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