Snuffbox, Joseph Taylor, 1808
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1808
Snuffbox made by Joseph Taylor (British, 1767–1827), dated 1808, from British, Birmingham. The museum records its materials as: Silver. Recorded dimensions: Length: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 1983.575.3; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Silver
- Materials
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Length: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Dimensions
- Length: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British, Birmingham
- Date recorded
- 1808
- Maker recorded
- Joseph Taylor (British, 1767–1827)
- Museum attribution
- Joseph Taylor
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1983.575.3
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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