Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Snuffbox
Object Number:
1942.607ab
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Mulberry wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "SHAKESPEARE/WOOD/WOOD[overstamped]"
Description:
Circular mulberry wood snuffbox with pattern of concentric circles on all surfaces.
Gallery Label:
This snuffbox was made from the mulberry tree planted by Willaim Shakespeare and obtained from the Shakespeare family in 1831 by Isaac J. Greenwood.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
