Snuffbox with six maritime scenes
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Dominique-François Poitreau|Joseph Vernet|French Painter
Artist bio: apprenticed 1741, master 1757, retired 1781|French, Avignon 1714–1789 Paris| 
Artist role: Maker|Artist|Artist
Artist nationality:  |French|French
Date: 1770–71
Medium: Gold, paper
Dimensions: 1-1/4 x 3-1/16 x 1-7/8 in.  (3.2 x 7.8 x 4.8 cm);
Miniatures: Top, chamfered corners, 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (37 x 68 mm); bottom, chamfered corners, 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (37 x 68 mm); front 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. (53 x 19 mm); back 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. (53 x 19 mm); left side 7/8 x 3/4 in. (22 x 19 mm); right side 7/8 x 3/4 in. (22 x 19 mm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Human Figures|Boats