Unknown
Snuffbox

Snuffbox

Public Domain

Maker
CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Snuffbox
Datec. 1850
MediumPaper and lacquer
Dimensions3 1/4 in. diameter (8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.430.1
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis snuffbox depicts a prominent portrait of Zachary Taylor with inscriptions commemorating his military prowess, particularly in the Mexican-American War. His military successes propelled him to the presidency in 1849.
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 14, 1958; given to MFAH, 1969.

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Fan and Box
Unknown
Fan and Box
no date
Lacquer frame and paper
86.1010.A,.B
Major-General Zachary Taylor
Sartain & Sloanaker
Major-General Zachary Taylor
c. 1849–1852
Mezzotint on wove paper
B.92.19
Gen. Zachary Taylor
Illman & Sons
Gen. Zachary Taylor
c. 1846–1847
Engraving on wove paper
B.59.59
Snuffbox
Unknown
Snuffbox
c. 1800
Watercolor on glass, tortoiseshell, gilt-copper, composite material
2005.1718.A,.B
Curtain Panel
Unknown American
Curtain Panel
c. 1850; restored c. 1954–1955
Glazed chintz, transfer-printed cotton
B.69.433.4
Textile Fragment
Unknown American
Textile Fragment
c. 1850; restored c. 1954–1955
Glazed chintz, transfer-printed cotton
B.69.433.1
Curtain Panel
Unknown American
Curtain Panel
c. 1850; restored c. 1954–1955
Glazed chintz, transfer-printed cotton
B.69.433.5
Two pairs of curtains commemorating General Zachary Taylor and the Battle of Palo Alto
Unknown American
Two pairs of curtains commemorating General Zachary Taylor and the Battle of Palo Alto
c. 1850
Glazed and printed cotton
B.69.443.1-.4
General Z. Taylor, Rough and Ready
Sarony & Major
General Z. Taylor, Rough and Ready
1846
Lithograph
B.2003.9
Jinbako
Unknown Japanese
Jinbako
early 20th century
Wood, lacquer, gold powder, mother-of-pearl, wool, mica, steel, brass, silver, bone, feather, paper, ink, gilt, silvered and brocaded paper, silk wrapping cloths
2012.416.1-.11
Pocketbook
Unknown American
Pocketbook
c. 1770–1800
Wool and linen
B.69.155
Pocketbook
Unknown American
Pocketbook
c. 1750–1800
Wool, linen, silk, and buckram
B.69.211