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Snuffer
1650-1700
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1956.0512
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0512
Object Name
Snuffer
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identifed as Germany or the Netherlands by Fennimore (p.239).
Date
1650-1700
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Outside of flat panel on upper blade
Inscription: Crowned animal head
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
1.252 (H) x 3 (W) x 6.374 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.18 (H) x 7.62 (W) x 16.19 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Fig. 149a, p. 239Book: Gentle, Rupert & Feild, Rachael. 1975 English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and the History of its Origins.
• Published: p.131, fig.78Book: Gentle, Rupert, et al. 1994 Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820.
• Published: p.203, fig.2 (illustrated)