Kate Harris
Cigarette Box

DesignerEnglish, 1878–1949
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Cigarette Box
Date1902–1903
PlaceLondon, England, Great Britain, Europe
MediumSterling silver and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions3 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 6 7/16 in. (7.9 × 7.9 × 16.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number80.20
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
227 Beck Galleries
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Object Type
Provenance[Macklowe Gallery, New York, March 17, 1980]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition History"The Twentieth Century: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 1995 - February 18, 1996.

"Defining Modern: European Design 1890-1935," MFA,H, Andrews Gallery, 8/26/01 - 11/11/01, Curator: C. Strauss

"Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.

"Circa 1900: Decorative Arts at the Turn of the Century," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, February 26-July 31, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Bottom of box, lower right corner, inscribed: "S 3L18"
The box stamped with the English hallmarks for the years 1902-1903.

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