Snuffbox with music, ca. 1760
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1760
Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 89.2.118), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Snuffbox with music”. The museum dates it ca. 1760. It is attributed to Anthony Tregent. The museum records the medium as Enamel on copper and the dimensions as Overall: 1 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (4.1 × 8.3 × 6.7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Musical Instruments, Music. 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Enamel on copper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (4.1 × 8.3 × 6.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Enamels-Painted
- Maker recorded
- Anthony Tregent
Identification
- Met object id
- 187209
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Museum object number
- 89.2.118
Catalogue references
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