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Snuffbox, 1747–49

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1747–49

Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 48.187.426), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1747–49. It is attributed to Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761). The museum records the medium as Gold, enamel and the dimensions as Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (3.5 × 7.9 × 6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Roses. 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
Gold, enamel
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (3.5 × 7.9 × 6 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Maker recorded
Jean Moynat

Identification

Met object id
200385
Museum object name
Snuffbox
Museum object number
48.187.426

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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