Snuffbox with miniatures representing the Diversions of Love and dancing figure
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jacques Joseph de Gault 
Artist bio: French, 1738–after 1812
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: miniatures ca. 1775, box ca. 1838–47
Medium: Gold; grisaille on enamel
Dimensions: Box:  1-3/8 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.  (3.5 x 7.0 x 5.4 cm); Miniatures: Top, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); bottom, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); front 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); back 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); four chamfered corners, each 3/4 x 1/4 in. (18 x 7 mm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Women|Dancing|Cupid|Trees