Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Jacques Brillant (or Briant)
Artist bio: French, master 1722, died 1746
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1739–40
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall: 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 5/8 in. (2.4 × 4.9 × 4.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Human Figures