Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuff box with lid
Object Number:
1931.41ab
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Tortoise shell, gold, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Circular tortoise shell snuffbox lined with gilded cameo portrait of Napoleon mounted on lid under glass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
