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Snuffbox with miniatures representing the Diversions of Love and dancing figure

Jacques Joseph de Gault

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Snuffbox with miniatures representing the Diversions of Love and dancing figure
  • Creator: Jacques Joseph de Gault
  • Date Created: miniatures ca. 1775, box ca. 1838–47
  • Physical Dimensions: Box: 1-3/8 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in. (3.5 x 7.0 x 5.4 cm); Miniatures: Top, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); bottom, octagonal, 1 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (44 x 61 mm); front 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); back 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (43 x 18 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 in. (18 x 26 mm); four chamfered corners, each 3/4 x 1/4 in. (18 x 7 mm)
  • Type: Snuffbox, painting
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/193853
  • Medium: Gold; grisaille on enamel
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: French

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