Snuffbox

Unknown

first half 18th century · Heliotrope, gold, emerald, diamonds · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Fourteen small diamonds and a large emerald form the thumb-piece of this shaped snuffbox, which is mounted with rocaille-carved panels of heliotrope.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 18th century

Medium

Heliotrope, gold, emerald, diamonds

Culture

probably German

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917