Snuffbox with miniature of a mother nursing a child
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Joseph Etienne Blerzy
Artist bio: French, active 1750–1806
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1775–76
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 3 5/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.4 × 6.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Infants|Mothers