Snuffbox

Creator Name

Daniel Govaers (or Gouers);
Miniature after a painting by Rosalba Carriera

Cultural Context

Date

1732–38

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Snuffbox

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Title

Snuffbox

Creator

Daniel Govaers (or Gouers), French, master 1717, active 1736, Maker;
Miniature after a painting by Rosalba Carriera, Artist

Worktype

Metalwork-Gold and Platinum

Cultural Context

Material

Gold, ivory

Dimensions

Overall: 1 × 3 5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (2.5 × 8.4 × 5.9 cm);
depth: 5.8737617centimetre;
height: 2.540005centimetre;
width: 8.413767centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

1732–38

Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Subjects

Birds; Portraits; Women

Topic

All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:

Daniel Govaers (or Gouers), Snuffbox, 1732–38, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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