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Object Name: Snuffbox

Date: 1800-1850

Medium: Tortoise shell

Dimensions: Overall: 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 10.2 x 5.4 cm )

Place made: Europe, France

Description: Rectangular tortoise shell box with hinged lid; cover decorated with medallion with inscription and scene of men in uniform on horses greeting a soldier and a woman; the medallion is surrounded by radiating alternating curved and crosshatched reading.

Credit Line: Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937

Object Number: INV.7599

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Marks: inscribed: in medallion in low relief: "MA MERE EST VIELLE ET INFIRM" typed: tag inside box: " NADELMAN/Collection/69"; "Snuffbox/French, early 19th/Healy, $ 8-"

Gallery Label:

This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.

Provenance:

The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman