Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Daniel Govaers (or Gouers)
Artist bio: French, master 1717, active 1736
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1733–34
Medium: Gold, rubies, diamonds
Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948