Maker
Johann Heinrich Giese(German, 1716–1761, active Iserlohn c. 1756)German, 1716–1761, active Iserlohn c. 1756
CultureGerman
Titles
- Tobacco Box
Datec. 1750–1760
Made inIserlohn, Germany
MediumBrass
Dimensions1 3/16 × 6 3/8 in. (3 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.60.8
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Newport Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Cogar, Lewis, and Geiger, Williamsburg, Virginia]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on lid: "TRIUMPHI / FRIDERICI / MAXIMI"
Marked on lid: "IOH HENI / GEISE FF"
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Johann Adam Bühler
c. 1850
Chromolithograph on papier-mâché
B.58.12.A-.C