Title: Patch box
Object type: Patch box
Date: 1759–60
Artist: Probably by Jean Formey or
Artist bio: active Paris, master 1754, active 1791
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 × 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (2.5 × 5.4 × 3.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Birds