Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Claude Lisonnet
Artist bio: French, master 1736, died 1761
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1750–51
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 5/16 in. (3.5 × 7.9 × 5.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Human Figures|Musical Instruments|Animals|Birds