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Snuff Box
Possibly by: James Perry (first mark entered 1763)
English (London)
1778–79
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 2.1 cm x W. 8.8 cm x D. 4 cm (13/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Weight: 62.4 gm (2 oz)
Credit Line
The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession Number39.182
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe elliptical box, assembled from sheet, has straight sides and a flat cover with a hidden hinge. The edges of the sides and cover are ornamented with a pounched border, and the center of the cover has an oval cartouche containing the engraved monogram.
Marks
On inside of case, maker's mark IP(Grimwade 1582)(repated on underside of cover); leopard's head crowned; lion passant (repated on underside of cover); date letter c
InscriptionsEngraved on cover, HC in monogram, for Hannah Cartwright.
ProvenanceHannah Beasley Cartwright, of Albany, to her daughter Elizabeth Robinson, by descent to her grandson, Henry Codman, to his granddaughter, Martha C. Codman (1858-1948), The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts.
(Accession Date: January 19, 1939)
(Accession Date: January 19, 1939)