Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Snuff box
Object Number:
1942.443
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Tortoise shell, gold, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: in relief on medallion beneath cameo: "MOREL FACIT"
Description:
Tortoise shell snuffbox with hinged lid, rectangular in shape with oval medallion with gilded cameo portrait of unidentified gentleman mounted on lid under glass.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this snuffbox was presented to Lafayette to the Brower family of New York, with whom he stayed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William E. Brower in memory of her husband
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
