Snuff Rasper
- Culture
- French
- Date
- 17th century
- Material
- Boxwood
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories, tools & equipment
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 203
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 x 3 x 3/4 in. (24.1 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 78:1924
NOTES
The coat of arms that adorns the upper part of this snuff rasper (grater) demonstrates an aspect of the heraldic arts called "cadency." The first-born son was entitled to use the arms of the father, but added a bar with three horizontal appendaged signifying his position as heir. The bar appears at the top of the shield, above the three fleurs de lis, long associated with the French royal house.
Provenance
by 1867 -
Mrs. H. I. Hope [1]
- 1924
Owen Evan-Thomas, London, England
1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Owen Evan-Thomas [2]
Notes:
[1] A label on this objectwith handwritten inscription reads: ON LOAN FROM/ Mrs. H. I. Hope/ July 1 of 1867.
[2] Per invoice dated August 7, 1924, and Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 13, 1924 [SLAM document files].
Mrs. H. I. Hope [1]
- 1924
Owen Evan-Thomas, London, England
1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Owen Evan-Thomas [2]
Notes:
[1] A label on this objectwith handwritten inscription reads: ON LOAN FROM/ Mrs. H. I. Hope/ July 1 of 1867.
[2] Per invoice dated August 7, 1924, and Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 13, 1924 [SLAM document files].
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