1952.0291 Snuff box
  • 1952.0291 Snuff box
  • Enlarge

  •                        

Box (Snuff box)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Barent Ten Eyck (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1750-1760

  • Materials:

    Silver; Brass

  • Techniques:

    Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0291


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0291

Object Name

Box (Snuff box)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Barent Ten Eyck (Maker)
1714-1795
As per Darling, New York State Silversmiths, pp. 174-175: Jacob Ten Eyck was the son of Koenraet Ten Eyck and Geertje Van Schaick. One of his brothers was Jacob Ten Eyck, who he may have been apprenticed to. He married Elsie Gansevoort in 1752, (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 03/03/2011)

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1750-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Interior, bottom; "B·E" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Underside; "I*K" engraved

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Silver; Brass

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

0.472 (H) , 2.795 (L) , 2.48 (W) , 1.799 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.2 (H) , 7.1 (L) , 6.3 (W) , 51 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Blackburn, Roderic H. & Piwonka, Ruth. 1988 Remembrance of Patria: Dutch Arts and Culture in Colonial America, 1609-1776. 318 p.
Published: p. 284, no. 307
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Published: p. 295, no. 264