Snuff Box
maker
Unknown
Date1816-1826
Place MadeBrazil, South America
MediumOpaque watercolor and tortoise shell
Dimensions8 x 2 cm (3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e83.a-b
eMuseum ID728465
Previous NumberU18e83
Previous Number503
EmbARK ObjectID14216
TMS Source ID3031
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesProbably in the collection of the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro I (1798-1834).
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1919.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1919.
