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Snuff box

about 1810
Object PlaceSwitzerland
Medium/TechniqueMetal
Dimensions1.9 x 8.42 x 5.71 cm (3/4 x 3 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession number49.1782
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsGold
Collections
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; 1949, gift of Mrs. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1949)
Unmarked
probably 1798
Two-handled cup and cover
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about 1665
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late 18th–early 19th
Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 33.217, 33.218, 33.219, 33.220, 33.221, 33.222, 33.…
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about 1720
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about 1810
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about 1810
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
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17th century
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18th century
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18th century