Tobacco box with cover, second half 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
second half 18th century
Tobacco box with cover in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 94.4.104a–c), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it second half 18th century. The museum records the medium as Tin-glazed earthenware and the dimensions as Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Human Figures, Buildings, Flowers, Leaves. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Tin-glazed earthenware
- Dimensions
- Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Ceramics-Pottery
Identification
- Met object id
- 187738
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box with cover
- Museum object number
- 94.4.104a–c
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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