Snuff Box

James Perry (first mark entered 1763)

1778–79

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsH. 2.1 cm x W. 8.8 cm x D. 4 cm (13/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Weight: 62.4 gm (2 oz)

Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts

Accession number39.182

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsEngraved on cover, HC in monogram, for Hannah Cartwright.ProvenanceHannah Beasley Cartwright, of Albany, to her daughter Elizabeth Robinson, by descent to her grandson, Henry Codman, to his granddaughter, Martha C. Codman (1858-1948), The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts.
(Accession Date: January 19, 1939)