Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Louis Michelin
Artist bio: apprenticed 1736, master 1751, active 1781
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1752–53
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/16 × 3 × 2 in. (3.3 × 7.6 × 5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948