Artist
Phipps & Robinson(English)English
CultureBritish
Titles
- Fox Head Snuff Box
Date1808
MediumSilver-gilt
DimensionsClosed: 2 5/8 × 2 × 3 1/2 in. (6.7 × 5.1 × 8.9 cm)
Open: 2 5/8 × 2 × 5 3/8 in. (6.7 × 5.1 × 13.7 cm)
Open: 2 5/8 × 2 × 5 3/8 in. (6.7 × 5.1 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2019.2
Non exposé
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Bottom: inscribed: PRESENTED BY COL THORNTON TO MAJOR WHEATLEY 1809
Interior: A LEADING HOUND AT 15 YEARS OLD / MERRYMAN
Interior: A LEADING HOUND AT 15 YEARS OLD / MERRYMAN
7 maker stamps along the rims
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