Snuff box
Object PlaceEngland (?)
Medium/TechniqueTortoiseshell, enamel (?) painted on ivory, gold mounts
Dimensions4.1 x 4.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nathan Appleton
Accession number87.17a-b
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Not on viewClassificationsBoxes
Collections
Provenance1887, MFA, Gift of W. Appleton (Nathan)
about 1700
about 1760–80
about 1745–50
1670s–1690s
about 1760-1765
about 1730–40
about 1730–40
probably late 19th century
1800-1840
second or third quarter of the 14th century (?)
about 1763–68