Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Snuffbox with lid
Object Number:
1931.20ab
Date:
ca. 1812-1820
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: surrounding portrait on obverse: "ISAAC HULL ESQR./of the United States Navy"
printed: beneath image on reverse: "THE US FRIGATE CONSTITUTION/ ISAAC HULL ESQR. COMMANDER/CAPTURING/ HIS B.M's FRIAGTE GUERRIERE/AUGUST 19TH/1812"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with printed portrait of Isaac Hull on obverse and depiction of the U.S. frigate "Constitution" capturing the British frigate "Guerriere" on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
