Snuffbox with haymakers
Robert Hancock · British
Date: ca. 1765–1770
Medium: Enameled copper
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (3.5 × 8.9 × 6 cm)
Classification: Enamels-Painted
Culture: British, South Staffordshire
Themes: Flowers, Men, Trees, Women
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
1760 – 1775
Largest dimension
6.0 cm
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