Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
snuff box
Object Number:
1942.539
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 7.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pewter snuffbox; hinged lid; molding framing vines and parallel horizontal lines cast into sides and bottom; similar vines, molding, shell, and pair of rondells depicting masked female and male profiles cast into lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
