Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuff box w/label
Object Number:
1947.510
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Tortoise shell, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 1 x 8.9 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
typed: label adhered to back: "Snuffbox once the property of Marie Antoinette"
Description:
Oblong tortoise shell patch box with painted ends; hinged lid with carved ribs and miniature depicting seated woman and monument (mourning scene); inlaid husk band around edge of cover. Bottom of interior lined with silk.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this patch box was said to have belonged to Marie Antoinette.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton deGroot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
