Snuffbox, Jacques Brillant (or Briant), 1739–40
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1739–40
Snuffbox made by Probably by Jacques Brillant (or Briant) (French, master 1722, died 1746), dated 1739–40, from French, Paris. The museum records its materials as: Gold. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (2.4 × 4.9 × 4.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 48.187.499; 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
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Gold
- Materials
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (2.4 × 4.9 × 4.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (2.4 × 4.9 × 4.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Date recorded
- 1739–40
- Maker recorded
- Probably by Jacques Brillant (or Briant) (French, master 1722, died 1746)
- Museum attribution
- Jacques Brillant (or Briant)
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 48.187.499
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.