Snuffbox
| Title | Snuffbox |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mennecy |
| Date | 1750–56 18th century |
| Medium | Soft-paste porcelain, silver |
| Classification | Ceramics-Porcelain |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Morris Hawkes, 1924 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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This work is attributed to Mennecy. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to 1750–56. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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