Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Charles Le Bastier
Artist bio: French, apprenticed 1738, master 1754, active 1783
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1758–59
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 2 in. (3.2 × 6.7 × 5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948