Snuffbox with theatrical scenes of a rope dancer and a puppet show
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe|Joseph Etienne Blerzy|Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe
Artist bio: French, Lille 1750–1826 Lille|French, active 1750–1806|French, Lille 1716–1794 Fontainebleau
Artist role: Artist|Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French|French
Date: 1778–79
Medium: Gold, enamel; vellum
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (2.7 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm); Miniatures: (sight measurements) top 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.); bottom 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 (3 x 6 cm.)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Puppets|Spectators|Performance|Men|Women|Dancers