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Box (Tobacco box)
1772
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1961.1755 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1755 A, B
Object Name
Box (Tobacco box)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Probably made in London, England (Fennimore, 1996, 312).
Date
1772
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, at left
Inscription: "CW" engraved in script.
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, at lower center
Inscription: "CORN WILSON / 1772" engraved in Roman capitals.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Native American
- American Indian
Materials
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
1 (H) x 2.717 (W) x 4.134 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.54 (H) x 6.9 (W) x 10.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.203, p.312Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "Metalwork". American Art Journal. 7 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 106.Book: Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: p.103, fig.A