BoxesFrench19th century

Snuff box with relief head

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Metal

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

5.4 x 7.94 x 3.81 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

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

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