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Box (Snuff box)
Barent Ten Eyck
1750-1760
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Barent Ten Eyck (Maker)
Place of Origin
Albany; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1952.0291
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0291
Object Name
Box (Snuff box)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Barent Ten Eyck (Maker)
Place of Origin
Albany; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, bottom
Inscription: "B·E" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "I*K" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Silver
- Brass
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.472 (H) x 2.48 (W) x 2.795 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.2 (H) x 6.3 (W) x 7.1 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
1.799
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Blackburn, Roderic H. & Piwonka, Ruth. 1988 Remembrance of Patria: Dutch Arts and Culture in Colonial America, 1609-1776. 318 p.
• Published: p. 284, no. 307Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 295, no. 264