Portraits in a nutshell : the art and history of coquilla nut snuff boxes and bottles /
"The unique, intricately carved miniature objects featured in this book were created between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries as utilitarian and decorative containers for powdered snuff. All carved from the small, hard coquilla nut (3-4 inches in length), native to Brazil, they embo...
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Bibliographic Details
| Other Authors: |
Sanzone, Donna S.
(Editor),
Badger, David H.
(Author of introduction, etc.),
Rarey, Matthew Francis
(Author of introduction, etc.),
Shaw, Gwendolyn DuBois, 1968-
(Author of introduction, etc.) |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Waltham, Massachusetts :
Brandeis University Press,
[2025]
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