Snuff box Maker: Unknown

1790–1810

American Decorative Arts

Not on view

Medium

Case with tortoiseshell finish and metal rim

Dimensions

3 in. (7.62 cm)
Miniature: 1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm)

Credit Line

de Lancey Kountze Collection, Gift of de Lancey Kountze, B.A. 1899

Accession Number

1939.102

Geography

Possibly made in United States

Culture

American

Period

18th–19th century

Classification

Miniatures

Disclaimer

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Provenance
George Washington; to his grand-daughter Nelly Custis Lewis; to her grandson H. L. Dangerfield Lewis; purchased by Luther Kountze in the 1890's; to his son de Lancey Kountze, New York.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

miniatures (paintings), portraits, snuffboxes

Marks

Partial signature "Led[i, a or r]

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