Snuffbox with portrait of a woman
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Swiss
Artist: G.R.C.|George Engleheart
Artist bio: Swiss|British, Kew 1750–1829 Blackheath
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: Swiss|British
Date: ca. 1790
Medium: Gold, enamel, pearls; ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 13/16 × 3 1/16 in. (2.1 × 7.8 cm);
Miniature, oval: 2 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (5.4 × 4.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession year: 1974
Tags: Portraits|Women