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Silver Snuff Box

Clayton Braun

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of an ornate box with a carved design. The box has slightly rounded corners, and is tilted diagonally, so that the top points to the top-left corner of the drawing and the bottom points to the bottom-right corner. The design on the box shows a nude, muscular man appearing to wrestle a lion. There are some small hinges at the top of the box and a latch at the bottom, suggesting that it can open. Below this main drawing, there is another drawing that shows a side view of the object, indicating its height. The background behind these two drawings is blank, off-white paper, with a thin rectangular border and a signature near the bottom-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
3392 × 4560 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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