Snuffbox with portrait of a woman
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Joseph Etienne Blerzy|François Dumont
Artist bio: French, active 1750–1806|French, Lunéville 1751–1831 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1773–74, miniature ca. 1778–80
Medium: Gold, enamel, ivory, glass
Dimensions: Box: 3 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (8.3 × 6.2 cm); Miniature, sight: 1 5/8 × 1 5/16 in. (4.1 × 3.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Portraits|Women