Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2946
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Ceramic, metal, cork
Dimensions:
1 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A white ceramic snuff bottle with a dark metal hinged cap over a cork stopper. The front has a raised enamel relief of two young girls dancing in brown Dutch outfits with peaked caps, aprons and wooden shoes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
