Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
INV.7765ab
Date:
ca. 1800-1830
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: in band around portrait: "FRANKLIN Né en 1706, Mort en 1790. J. J. ROUSSEAU Né en 1712, Mort en 1778, VOLTAIRE Né en 1694, Mort en 1778/ Le FLAMBEAU de L'UNIVERSE"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with black body; black printed image on orange ground depicts busts of three men inside medallion with inscribed band.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
