Snuffbox Given to Joseph Francis
date: label: date made
content: ca 1856
name: label: recipient
content: Francis, Joseph
label: presenter
content: Napoleon III Emperor of France
notes: label: Description
content: This golden snuffbox mounted with diamonds in the shape of a crown atop the letter N was presented to Joseph Francis by Emperor Napoleon III of France on 4 February 1856. It was presented to Francis for his lifesaving inventions, which had saved the lives of many French citizens. It is inscribed on the inside of the top:
label: Description
content: <br><center>Par Empereur Napoléon III <br> a Joseph Francis New York <br> le 4 Février 1856 </center></br>
label: Description
content: The snuffbox was donated to the Smithsonian in 1890 by Joseph Francis himself, along with a gold medal he received for his lifesaving efforts and inventions via an 1888 act of Congress.
topic: label: related event
content: Expansion and Reform
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: On the Water
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Joseph Francis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.005695
label: accession number
content: 23240
label: catalog number
content: 5695
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Snuffbox
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 3 in x 5 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 7.62 cm x 13.97 cm