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Humphrey Chamberlain, Jr.
Snuff Box Lid: 'Hare Coursing'circa 1820

Not on view
Circular decorative box with domed enamel lid painted with a running hare in a landscape, with a fox hunt visible in the distance, set in a polished brass rim

Humphrey Chamberlain, Jr., Chamberlain's Factory, Snuff Box Lid: 'Hare Coursing', circa 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Mary P. Wells, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Humphrey Chamberlain, Jr.
England, Worcester, 1791-1824
Artist or Maker
Chamberlain's Factory
England, Worcester, 1788-1852
Title
Snuff Box Lid: 'Hare Coursing'
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Porcelain, gilding, fabric
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 5/8 in. (9.21 cm); Frame: 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (20 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary P. Wells
Accession Number
55.100.1a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.