Snuffbox with miniature depicting departure of Telemachus from Egypt
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Charles Ouizille
Artist bio: born 1745, apprenticed 1760, master 1771, active 1809
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1780–81
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 1-1/8 x 3-1/8 x 2-1/4 in.  (2.9 x 7.9 x 5.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Accession year: 1948