Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
1946.289
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Silver, tortoise shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 1.6 x 7 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center of base: "H : L" in block letters
Description:
Seamed and wrought silver and tortoise shell snuffbox; oval box with straight sides seamed beneath the nailed cylindrical hinge; applied oval, slightly domed base engraved, "H : L" in block letters in the center; oval tortoise shell cover set into a molded band which attaches to the hinge; shell engraved with a vignette of a man fishing in front of a church; no maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
This snuffbox belonged to H. Lewis.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alice Porter Seltzer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
