Snuffbox

Probably by Richard Sawyer

1806

Not on view

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Title: Snuffbox
Maker: Probably by Richard Sawyer
Date: 1806
Culture: Irish, Dublin
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 3/4 × 2 in. (1.9 × 5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
Object Number: 14.58.209
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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