Joseph Wolfgang Schmidt
Snuff Box

MakerAustrian, 1769–1836
CultureAustrian
Titles
  • Snuff Box
Date1797
Made inVienna, Austria
MediumHardstone, gold mounted
Dimensions1 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (2.9 × 10.8 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number94.973
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Maker's mark on interior: "IWS" and sticker "B30351 SHS1.1./255GMO/VIENNA 1790".

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