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John Tuffs

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular case with a clasp on each side, opened to show two inner sides. The left side is lined with silver-gray fabric that is discolored in places. The right side is lined with blue fabric. A white cameo bust of a man wearing a top hat protrudes from an oval hole. The man has a receding hairline and short hair on the sides. He wears a coat, a vest with a round necktie or bowtie and a stiff collar. The cameo is on a tan background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Shell
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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