Snuff box, decorated with Montgolfier balloon scene

Made:: 1783-1800 in France

maker:: Unattributed

One snuff box, wood, circular, 3 3/4" painted lid. Montgolfier balloon over river and mill.

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Category:: Penn-Gaskell Collection

Object Number:: 1946-130

type:: snuffbox

credit:: Penn-Gaskell Collection

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Snuff box, decorated with Montgolfier balloon scene

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