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On Display: House - Wentworth Room
Box (Snuff box)
1730-1740
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1952.0290 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0290 A, B
Object Name
Box (Snuff box)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1730-1740
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Body, interior
Inscription: "BB" stamped in an ellipse or rounded rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: " I + S / M + S" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Lid, underside
Inscription: "52.290b" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Molded
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.394 (H) x 1.89 (W) x 2.598 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1 (H) x 4.8 (W) x 6.6 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.1993
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 59, no. 9Book: 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