Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Luce Center
Snuff box with lid
Object Number:
1931.40ab
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Wood, tortoise shell, gold, bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
painted: in relief on bronze medallion: "JOSEPHINE/IMP.ET REINS"
Description:
Circular wooden snuffbox lined with tortoise shell; bronze medallion monuted on lid and framed in gold had cameo portrait of Josephine, "Empress and Queen."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
