Tobacco Box
Object type: Box
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: John Erwin
Artist bio: active ca. 1809–21
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1816
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (1.3 x 7 x 5.6 cm); 2 oz. 9 dwt. (76.8 g)
Geography: Made in Baltimore   United States  
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession year: 1924