Object Number 1952.0290 A, B

Object Name

Box (Snuff box)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Date

1730-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, interior; "BB" stamped in an ellipse or rounded rectangle
2. Inscription; Underside; " I + S / M + S" engraved
3. Inscription; Lid, underside; "52.290b" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Molded, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

0.394 (H) , 2.598 (L) , 1.89 (W) , 1.1993 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1 (H) , 6.6 (L) , 4.8 (W) , 34 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 59, no. 9
[Book] Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Information on mark, p. 19