Object Number 1951.0060 A, B

Object Name

Box (Tobacco box)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Europe

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as probably Netherlands or Germany by Fennimore (p.315).

Date

1672-1702

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside of lid; "M I[?]", incised
2. Mark; Underside of base; "R", incised

Subjects

William III; Portrait

Materials

Brass

Dimensions (inches)

0.874 (H) , 2.283 (L) , 1.594 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.22 (H) , 5.8 (L) , 4.05 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.206, p.315