Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Michel de Lassus
Artist bio: master 1720, died 1772
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1749–50
Medium: Gold, mother-of-pearl, ivory
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (8.3 x 6.4cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Children|Women|Flowers