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On View In:
Gallery 334
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Artist:
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Gilbert Leigh Marks
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Title:
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Oval snuff box
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Date:
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1899
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Medium:
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Silver, gilt (interior)
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Dimensions:
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13/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.06 x 10 x 3.65 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of James D. Tigerman
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Location:
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Gallery 334
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Marks, Gilbert Leigh
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Nationality:
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English
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Life Dates:
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English, 1861-1905
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription and Mark
at bottom edge of body opposite end and same side as marks, engraved: [Gilbe under edge of each cover: three marks; on exterior of box at short side: four marks
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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silver oval box with dual chambers and hinged covers; apple tree and an 'A' on one cover, a pear tree and an 'E' on the other, Latin inscription at side; hammered sides
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Creation Place:
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Europe, England, , ,
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Accession #:
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2005.81.5
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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