Snuffbox with portrait of Catherine II (1729–1796), Empress of Russia
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Joseph Etienne Blerzy|Nicolas Soret
Artist bio: French, active 1750–1806|Swiss, 1759–1830
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|Swiss
Date: 1774–75, minaiture ca. 1786
Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 × 2 3/16 in. (3.5 × 7.6 × 5.6 cm);
Miniature: 1 1/8 × 15/16 in. (2.9 × 2.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Portraits|Women