Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean Marie Tiron (called Tiron de Nanteuil)
Artist bio: French, active 1748–73, died 1793 (?)
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1762
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Animals|Children|Women