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Snuffbox

Title	Snuffbox
Date	ca. 1785–90 18th century
Medium	Gold, enamel, porcelain
Classification	Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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