BoxesFrench19th century

Oblong snuff box

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Silver

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

2.54 x 7.94 x 3.49 cm (1 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Stephen Bleecker Luce, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.

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