Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Oval Snuffbox with Classical Urn
1765-1766
wood, vernis martin lacquer, gold, tortoiseshell
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Frederick Henry Maitland, 13th Earl of Lauderdale [1840-1924], Scotland; Sale, Christie's, London, June 30, 1911, no. 59; purchased (?) by George Harding, London; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 5/8 x Diam: 3 9/16 in. (4.1 x 9.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.39