Patch box, 1759–60
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1759–60
Patch box in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 48.187.464), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it 1759–60. It is attributed to Jean Formey (active Paris, master 1754, active 1791). The museum records the medium as Gold and the dimensions as Overall: 1 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (2.5 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Animals, Birds. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (2.5 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
- Maker recorded
- Jean Formey
Identification
- Met object id
- 200423
- Museum object name
- Patch box
- Museum object number
- 48.187.464
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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