Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Snuff box
Object Number:
INV.7656
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 9.5 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Horn snuffbox with molded, curving sides and hinged lid; lid has incised leaf shape at center, possibly for inlaid piece of metal or mother of pearl.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
