Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuff box
Object Number:
INV.7982
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 x 2 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 7.6 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
incised: front side: "Sang on mit Bott mit Bott bor nu / dirl itt der lebenffe lebens Louf (?)"
incised: bottom: SFRAN - H - L CISCUS / Hoferius"
Description:
Oval carved ivory snuffbox with hinged lid at the center top; lid has altar scene surrounded with acanthus leaves, rinceau border around the sides, bottom image of a kneeling monk outside a religious structure, with crucified Christ in the air.
Gallery Label:
The image on the bottom possibly depicts St. Francis of Assisi.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
