Oblong snuff box
BoxesFrench19th century

Oblong snuff box

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Boxes
Medium
Silver
Culture
French
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

2.54 x 7.94 x 3.49 cm (1 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Stephen Bleecker Luce, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.

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