Snuffbox with miniature depicting the return of Theseus
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Barthélemy Pillieux
Artist bio: apprenticed 1764, master 1774, active 1790
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1781
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 1 × 2 1/2 in. (2.5 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Women|Theseus