Tobacco box

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Tobacco box

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.25

Description

Tobacco box: oval; engraved city view on cover, inscribed "Delft"; engraved on sides, tulip & foliate motif; cartouche and half paterae on bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

PCR 5002, 5011
BOX 227

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

5-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5.7 x 14.6 cm)

Material

brass

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note on object card states: "not found?"; this object has not been seen for an extended period during which several inventories were completed, so it has been declared missing; note in object file states last known location for this object was "Manhattan Storage," however no HHV objects have been stored offsite since the late 1960s [Jessa J. Krick, 11/30/2009]