Tobacco box, 18th century
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Tobacco box, 18th century is an object recorded by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated 18th century. The museum record gives material recorded as Copper; measurements 5 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/8 in.
(12.7 × 7.5 × 3.5 cm). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper
- Dimensions
- 5 × 2 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (12.7 × 7.5 × 3.5 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Museum classification
- Metalwork-Copper
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box
- Museum object number
- 1971.180.213
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.