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Explore image in Maker: T. F. P., active ca. 1788
Louis XVI circular powder box
1788
Gold
13/16 in. (2 cm)
other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Bequest of Doris M. Brixey
1984.32.47a-b
Geography:
Made in Paris, France
Culture:
French
Period:
18th century
Classification:
Containers - Metals
Provenance:
Richard DeWolfe Brixey (1880-1943); by descent to his daughter Doris M. Brixey. Bequest in 1984 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1984,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39, no. 3 (Winter 1986): 71.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
