Snuffbox
Object type: Snuffbox
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Charles Le Bastier
Artist bio: French, apprenticed 1738, master 1754, active 1783
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1760–61
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 1 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. (3.3 x 7 x 5.1cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Houses