Snuffbox with hunting scenes
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: J.D.|Nicolas Antoine Taunay|Francesco Casanova
Artist bio:  |French, Paris 1755–1830 Paris|Italian, London 1727–1803 Brühl
Artist role: Maker|Artist|Maker
Artist nationality:  |French|Italian
Date: 1768–69
Medium: Gold; paper
Dimensions: Box: 1 7/16 × 2 3/8 in. (3.7 × 6 cm); Miniature (top): 2 × 2 7/8 in. (5.1 × 7.3 cm); Miniature (front): 1 × 2 3/4 in. (2.5 × 7 cm); Miniature (back): 1 × 2 3/4 in. (2.5 × 7 cm); Miniature (left side): 1 × 2 in. (2.5 × 5.1 cm); Miniature (right side): 1 × 2 in. (2.5 × 5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Animals|Hunting|Horses