Snuffbox
about 1740-1750
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueGold
Dimensions2.22 x 5.71 cm (7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field (Mrs. Marshall Field)
Accession number48.1330
On View
Not on viewClassificationsGold
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ProvenanceProbably acquired in Europe by Delia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1948, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1948)
18th century
18th century
about 800–750 B.C.
about 800–750 B.C.
about 1200–1000 B.C.
about 1840
1798–1809