Tobacco box
Name/Title
Tobacco boxEntry/Object ID
PM.60.49 a-bDescription
Drum-shaped pewter box with slightly domed lid with urn-shaped finial: center medallion with very worn scene of man with pipe, seated, legs crossed, on veranda, lid bordered by elongated egg-and-dart molding; side of box decorated with raised interlaced flowing lines; on bottom, "BTG" engraved with tiny dashes in script.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
On bottom, "BTG" engraved with tiny dashes in script.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
PM.60.49 A-B
PM.60.49a-b