Object Number 2004.0012

Object Name

Box (Tobacco box)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Thomas A. Gray in honor of Frank L. Horton

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1757 (1790-1796)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lid, at center; "JB" and the dates "1757" and "1796" engraved
2. Inscription; Lid, border; "May the honest Heart / Never know Distress" engraved in script.
3. Inscription; Underside; "The Gift of Eliz:\th Jacobs to Jn\o Bean / of Boston in America" engraved in script.

Subjects

Seascape

Materials

Copper; Silver; Tinned sheet iron

Dimensions (inches)

0.906 (H) , 3.898 (L) , 2.402 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.3 (H) , 9.9 (L) , 6.1 (W)

Object Description

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