Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Louis Roucel
Artist bio: French, active ca. 1756–1784, died 1787
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1768–69
Medium: Gold, shell
Dimensions: 3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 2.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Animals|Birds|Trees