Snuff Box
- Date
- early 19th century
- Material
- Gold
- made in
- Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, Europe
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 203
- Dimensions
- 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (3.8 x 6.4 x 9.2 cm)
weight: 7.9 oz. (0.2 kg) - Credit Line
- Friends Endowment Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 44:1960
Provenance
- 1960
Mrs. Carl H. Doerr, St. Louis, MO, by inheritance [1]
1960 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Mrs. Carl H. Doerr [2]
Notes:
[1] An undated letter from Mrs. Carl H. Doerr to CAM director Charles Nagel indicates that the snuff box was inherited by Mrs. Doerr from her father [SLAM document files].
[2] Per invoice dated October 19, 1960 [SLAM document files]; and per Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and the Advisory Committee of the City Art Museum, October 13, 1960.
Mrs. Carl H. Doerr, St. Louis, MO, by inheritance [1]
1960 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Mrs. Carl H. Doerr [2]
Notes:
[1] An undated letter from Mrs. Carl H. Doerr to CAM director Charles Nagel indicates that the snuff box was inherited by Mrs. Doerr from her father [SLAM document files].
[2] Per invoice dated October 19, 1960 [SLAM document files]; and per Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and the Advisory Committee of the City Art Museum, October 13, 1960.
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