Snuffbox

Factory Royal Porcelain Manufactory Danish

ca. 1775–80

Not on view

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Title: Snuffbox
Factory: Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Danish, 1775–present)
Date: ca. 1775–80
Culture: Danish, Copenhagen
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt
Dimensions: Length: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.356.537
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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