Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797), James Watson, ca. 1765–1770
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1765–1770
Snuffbox with portrait of John Wilkes (1727–1797) Engraver: based on print by James Watson (Irish, Dublin ca. 1740–1790 London) made by after Robert Edge Pine (British, London (?)
1720/30?–1788 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated ca. 1765–1770, from British, South Staffordshire. The museum records its materials as: Enameled copper. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 in. (2.9 × 6.7 × 5.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 17.190.1033; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Enameled copper
- Materials
- Enameled copper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 in. (2.9 × 6.7 × 5.1 cm)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 in. (2.9 × 6.7 × 5.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, South Staffordshire
- Date recorded
- ca. 1765–1770
- Maker recorded
- after Robert Edge Pine (British, London (?) 1720/30?–1788 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Museum attribution
- James Watson
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1033
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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