Snuffbox, Jean Ducrollay, 1754–55
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1754–55
Snuffbox made by Possibly by Jean Ducrollay (French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760), dated 1754–55, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 1 5/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in., 3.7oz. (3.3 × 6.8 × 3.5 cm, 106g). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.446; 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
- Overall (wt. confirmed): 1 5/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in., 3.7oz. (3.3 × 6.8 × 3.5 cm, 106g)
- Dimensions
- Overall (wt. confirmed): 1 5/16 × 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in., 3.7oz. (3.3 × 6.8 × 3.5 cm, 106g)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1754–55
- Maker recorded
- Possibly by Jean Ducrollay (French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760)
- Museum attribution
- Jean Ducrollay
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 48.187.446
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
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