Snuffbox

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Snuffbox

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.736

Description

Patch box or snuffbox: Used to hold patches for the adornment of the lady's person (or snuff, if preferred!) Patch-box; cowrie shell, tan, with darker brown and white spots; silver mounting secured to shell with small pins; engraving of wavy lines about perimeter of mounting, and about the ovoid lid.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Shepard

Attribution

Maker

Artist

William Boyd

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1810 - 1813

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Monogram: "AS" on lid Mark of Shepard and Boyd within lid

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-1/4 in

Depth

1 in

Length

2-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 1 x 2 1/8 in. (3.2 x 2.5 x 5.4 cm)

Material

silver, Shell

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Van Cortlandt family possession

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A