Unidentified
Tiger Cowrie Shell Snuffbox
1827-1837
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Unidentified
Tiger Cowrie Shell Snuffbox
1827-1837
Physical Qualities
Shell, silver, 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Francis White, from the Collection of Mrs. Miles White, Jr.
Object Number
1973.76.268
A polished cowry shell has been transformed into a treasure with the addition of silver mounts and a lid inscribed “Rebecca Tonnele presented to her son P L Tonnele Sept 14th 1883.”
Baltimore Museum of Art, by gift, 1973; Mrs. Francis (Nancy Brewster) White; Virginia, P. B. White
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
American Wing Rotations 2023
American Wing Rotations 2024
American Wing Rotations 2025
Alexandra Ward, "Pocketing the Exotic," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin, 2019, pp. 40-47.
Inscribed: Inscribed 'Rebecca Tonnele/Presented by her son/PL Tonnele Sept 14th 1883
Maker
Unidentified
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
On View at the BMA
