Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Marie Tiron (called Tiron de Nanteuil)|François Boucher
Artist bio: French, active 1748–73, died 1793 (?)|French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1767–68
Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds
Dimensions: Box: 3 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (8.9 × 4.8 cm); Miniature: 1 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (2.9 × 4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Animals|Women