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Tobacco Box

A work made of padauk, palisandre, rosewood, lead, and silk.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of padauk, palisandre, rosewood, lead, and silk.

Date:

1750/60

Artist:

Germany, Neuwied
Abraham Roentgen (German, 1711-1793)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Abraham Roentgen

Title

Tobacco Box

Place

Germany (Object made in)

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1750–1760

Medium

Padauk, palisandre, rosewood, lead, and silk

Dimensions

11.5 × 19.7 × 15.2 cm (4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Walter E. Stait

Reference Number

2012.1005

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