BoxesBritish19th century

Snuff Box

1820-1821

Artists

John ShawArtist

Description

Oblong, base and hinged cover with traces of engine-turning within reeded and applied foliate borders, the center engraved with a script.

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Silver

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

1.9 x 7.3 x 4.4 cm (3/4 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949.

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