Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Ducrollay|Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Artist bio: French, born 1709, master 1734, recorded 1760|French, Saint-Quentin 1704–1788 Saint-Quentin
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality:  |French
Date: 1754–55
Medium: Gold, enamel, tortoiseshell inlaid (piqué) with gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (4 × 7.9 × 5.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Birds|Trees