Tobacco box with royal arms of Great Britain, 1679–97
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1679–97
Tobacco box in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 64.101.1627), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Tobacco box with royal arms of Great Britain”.
The museum dates it 1679–97. The museum records the medium as Boxwood and silver and the dimensions as Height: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Coat of Arms. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Boxwood and silver
- Dimensions
- Height: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Identification
- Met object id
- 204011
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box
- Museum object number
- 64.101.1627
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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