Shell-shaped snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Naples
Artist: Giuseppe Gricci|Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory
Artist bio: Italian, ca. 1700–1770|Italian, 1740/43–1759
Artist role: Modeler|Manufactory
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1745
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, gilt metal
Dimensions: 2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (5.9 × 8.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Horses|Men|Shells|Ships