Louis XVI (1754–1793)
Object type: Box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Philippe Curtius
Artist bio: Swiss, 1737–1794
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Swiss
Date: ca. 1785–90
Medium: Wax against ground of light blue ribbed silk, under glass; box: tortoiseshell
Dimensions: 7/8 × 3 in. (2.2 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Kings|Men|Profiles