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Photo of collection object Snuffbox with miniature of a mother nursing a child

Snuffbox with miniature of a mother nursing a child

1775–76

Joseph Etienne Blerzy

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Maker/Artist: Blerzy, Joseph Etienne
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: 3 5/16 × 2 7/16 in. (8.4 × 6.2 cm)
Departments: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 17.190.1189
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Rights Statement: public-domain
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