Snuffbox
Unknown
ca. 1745–55 · Gold, heliotrope, enamel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Hard stones were commonly used by goldsmiths in Germany and England in the eighteenth century. The attribution of this box is based on the enameling style.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1745–55
- Medium
- Gold, heliotrope, enamel
- Culture
- possibly British
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
