Snuffbox with six scenes of country pastimes

Pierre François Drais

Medium: Gold, glass; miniatures: gouache on vellum
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.5 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm); Miniaitures: Top, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); bottom, oval, 2 1/8 x 3 in. (53 x 74 mm); front 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); back 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); left side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm); right side 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (21 x 48 mm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Dated: 1774–75
Pixels: 4000 × 2894
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Pierre François Drais. Snuffbox with six scenes of country pastimes, 1774–75. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.