Designer:

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750  Search this

Etcher:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Publisher:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Medium:

Etching on off-white laid paper

Dimensions:

29.8 x 22.4 cm (11 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.)

Type:

metalwork

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

Paris, France

Published in:

Paris, France

Date:

1748

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Designs for six shell-shaped snuffboxes, each with different arrangements of flowers and leaves.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-212-18-a

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c8c36829-2ec8-4f90-a7a2-2c3f1cca9091

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-212-18-a