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Snuffbox

ca. 1760
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Manufactory: Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1747)
  • Date: ca. 1760
  • Culture: German, Fürstenberg
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, silver-gilt mounts
  • Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/16 × 2 7/16 × 3 1/2 in. (5.2 × 6.2 × 8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.211.210
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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