Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
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Snuffbox
Object Number:
1945.207ab
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
hand written: in pencil on inside of lid: "Jennie /Lind"
Description:
Circular, brown painted papier-mâché snuffbox; flat lid with engraved three-quarter length portrait of Jenny Lind on yellowish ground affixed to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
