Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jean-Joseph Barrière
Artist bio: French, apprenticed 1750, master 1763, active 1793
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1769–70
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 × 3 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (4.1 × 8.4 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Musical Instruments|Men|Women