Snuff Box with Representations of Doctor Gall's Phrenology

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Snuff Box with Representations of Doctor Gall's Phrenology
Datec. 1810
MediumSycamore maple root wood; turned, carved, and embossed
Dimensions7/8 × 3 1/4 in. diameter (2.2 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2019.4
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A, top: GRANOLOGIE DU DOCTEUR GALL
.B, bottom: SYSTEME / DES ORGANES CEREBR / EAUX DU DOCTR GALL

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