Circular snuffbox with portrait miniature

1793

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Round box, amber-colored horn, separate cover with portrait of man in green goat, white stock, blue shirt, white waistcoat, purple cravat; gray wig. Gray background, under glass, gold frame.

Details

Title: Circular snuffbox with portrait miniature
Date Created: 1793
Location Created: England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Watercolor on painted on ivory horn, carved ivory, engine-turned foil backing paper; brass, paper
Credit line: Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt

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