Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
2000.26
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Papier-mache
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Dark brown papier-mache snuffbox with burnt Siena top printed (?) in black with a view of New York from Brooklyn Heights.
Gallery Label:
A small scrap of paper was found inside the box, inscribed, "Hannah Herrick, Weatherfield, Vermont."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harriet Ross LeBoeuf, 1998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
