Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
1942.609ab
Date:
ca. 1833
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Circular oak wood snuffbox with light transparent stain.
Gallery Label:
This snuffbox was made from the branch of the Charter Oak in Hartford, Connecticut by Captain Nash and presented to H.A.S. Dearborn in 1833.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
