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John Wakefield

Snuffbox,

Maker

  • John Wakefield

Title

Snuffbox

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Shell and silver

Techniques

  • Shell and silver

Dimensions

5.1 x 8.9 x 7 cm (2 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

stamped on the underside of silver lid with maker's mark "IW".

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Gift of Richard and Inge Chafee

Object Number

2013.73.5

Snuffbox

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
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Trading Earth
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stamped on the underside of silver lid with maker's mark "IW".

Publications

Soundwalk

Trading Earth
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Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Read Online

Exhibition History

Trading Earth

April 9, 2022 - July 20, 2025
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Snuffbox with the accession number of 2013.73.5. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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