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Oval Snuffbox With Circular Portrait Miniature (England)
This is a Oval snuffbox with circular portrait miniature. It was painted by Henry Spicer. It is dated ca. 1775 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is tortoiseshell, chased gold, enamel on copper. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
- Brooch (England or United States)
- enameled gold set with pearls, braided hair under glass cover.
- Gift of Georgina and Louisa L. Schuyler.
- 1916-29-47
- Compact
- black enamel, round and baguette diamonds, yellow gold, platinum, onyx,....
- Lent by Private Collection.
- 13.2016.3
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 2.6 x 8 x 6 cm (1 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
It is signed
Signed on miniature, lower right: "S / 177[?]"
Cite this object as
Oval Snuffbox With Circular Portrait Miniature (England); Painted by Henry Spicer (1743 - 1804); tortoiseshell, chased gold, enamel on copper; H x W x D: 2.6 x 8 x 6 cm (1 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-86
