Snuffbox, Louis Michelin, 1752–53
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1752–53
Snuffbox made by Louis Michelin (apprenticed 1736, master 1751, active 1781), dated 1752–53, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 5/16 × 3 × 2 in. (3.3 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.457; 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
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold
- Materials
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 5/16 × 3 × 2 in. (3.3 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 5/16 × 3 × 2 in. (3.3 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1752–53
- Maker recorded
- Louis Michelin (apprenticed 1736, master 1751, active 1781)
- Museum attribution
- Louis Michelin
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 48.187.457
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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