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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.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Badger, David H. > Art collections > Catalogs.
Snuff boxes and bottles > Private collections > United States > Catalogs.
Coquilla nut carving > Private collections > United States > Catalogs.

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