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Circular Snuffbox with Portrait of the Marquise d'Orvilliers (?)
18th century
tortoise shell with gold and paint
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Tortoise-shell. In cover miniature portrait of Marquise d'Orvilliers (?) by Marie-Gabrielle Capet, set in gold frame.
Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters (?), Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/4 x Diam: 3 5/8 in. (3.18 x 9.21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.224