Box with portrait of a whippet
Object type: Box, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Joseph Etienne Blerzy|Jean-Baptiste Isabey
Artist bio: French, active 1750–1806|French, Nancy 1767–1855 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Gold, ivory, glass
Dimensions: 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 1 3/8 in. (1.3 x 8.7 x 3.5cm);
Miniature (sight): 1 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (2.9 × 5.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Dogs