Snuffbox, Daniel Govaers (or Gouers), 1733–34
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1733–34
Snuffbox made by Daniel Govaers (or Gouers) (French, master 1717, active 1736), dated 1733–34, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold, rubies, diamonds.
Recorded dimensions: Overall: 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.420; 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
- Gold, rubies, diamonds
- Materials
- Gold, rubies, diamonds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 5.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1733–34
- Maker recorded
- Daniel Govaers (or Gouers) (French, master 1717, active 1736)
- Museum attribution
- Daniel Govaers (or Gouers)
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 48.187.420
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.