Snuff Box

Date Made: ca 1800ca 1775

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France

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Credit Line: Gift of Marc Sevastopoulo

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.322638.0001Catalog Number: 322638.0001Accession Number: 322638

Object Name: Box Snuffminiature, portraitbox, snuffOther Terms: Box Snuff; Smoking Equipment

Physical Description: tortoise shell (overall material)watercolor (portrait material)ivory (portrait material)glass (lens material)gold (frame, inlay material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6f56-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_313669

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