Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette
Artist bio: French, Cauffry 1753–1839 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1782–83
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (2.9 × 7.9 × 5.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948