Snuffbox with portrait of Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Berlin
Artist: Daniel Baudesson|Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Artist bio: 1716–1785, working 1730–80|German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality:  |German
Date: 1745–55
Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds; ivory
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.6 x 6.4cm); Miniature: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (60 x 83 mm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Infants|Female Nudes|Swans|Flowers