Snuffbox, Jean Moynat, 1753–54
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1753–54
Snuffbox made by Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761), dated 1753–54, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in.
(3.2 x 7 x 5.1cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.432; 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold
- Materials
- Gold
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (3.2 x 7 x 5.1cm)
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (3.2 x 7 x 5.1cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1753–54
- Maker recorded
- Jean Moynat (French, master 1745, died 1761)
- Museum attribution
- Jean Moynat
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 48.187.432
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.