Snuff Box
Unknown American, American
before 1800
Lacquer
Overall: 7/8 × 3 9/16 in. (2.2 × 9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard Jaquith Fowle, Class of 1934
172.1.21933
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Personal Gear
Research Area
Withdrawn
Not on view
Provenance
Found in 1949 at 51 Fowle St., Woburn, Massachusetts,among items associated with William Fowle (1763-1850) of Woburn and his grandfathers, Major John Fowle (1695-1775) and Captain Samuel Carter; to Richard Jaquith Fowle (1912-1972, Class of 1934), Thetford, Vermont; given to present collection, 1972.
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