Snuffbox presented by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Major H.C. Antill
Snuffbox presented by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Major H.C. Antill
About this item
Full title
Date
c.1750s
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 529
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
Objects - length 8.1 cm.; width 6.3 cm.; height 4 cm. - some cracks & stains - 1 porcelain snuffbox, hinged lid, decorated with transfer prints on lid (top & underside), base & 4 sides
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Item
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Transfers depict archaeological ruins, hunting scenes & frontier landscapes
Alternative Titles
Full title
Snuffbox presented by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Major H.C. Antill
Notes
General note
Undated, however the item is a Grand Tour piece, possibly of German manufacture, produced in the mid eighteenth century. Source: State Library of NSW Preservation Branch travelling condition report, 2005
Notes concerning the snuff-box and its provenance are located at PXn 275
Digital order no:Album ID : 823429
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Frank Hinder, Esq., September. 1970
Exhibited in
- Colonial Governors
- Age of Macquarie
- The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821
- The Governor : Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 (Travelling exhibition)
- Macquarie the Governor, 1810 to 1821
- Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 20 April 2018 to 19 April 2019
- Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 18 April 2019 to 20 April 2020
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 529
Record Identifier
9gkdaop9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdaop9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
404955
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