Rare Liberty Cap Snuffbox

English for the American Market
Circa: 1825
Size: 3" (h) x 1 1/2" (w)
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Though the Liberty Cap (or Phrygian cap) was a ubiquitous symbol for both the American Revolution and the French, this is the only example of a Liberty Cap snuffbox that I have seen. Paul Revere is credited with using and proliferating the image of the Liberty Cap throughout Boston starting in 1766. The Liberty Cap half cent was the first half cent coin produced by the United States Mint. It was issued from 1793 until 1797.

The last image shows a 1775 political cartoon by Revere with Lady Liberty to the left with a Phrygian cap on a pole.

This Sheffield plated (fused silver over copper) was likely made for the American market during General Lafayette’s return to the States in 1824, where the Liberty Cap was one again symbolically reinstated.

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Condition: Excellent overall with an area of silver loss over the copper on the cover (does not show when the box is standing as intended).

Price: $1,800.00

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