Moriz Stross, Cigar Box Cigar Box belonging to Sigmund Freud, Silver and rosewood, 1903 (date of inscription)
Object Name:
Cigar Box
Artist/Maker:
Moriz Stross
Bio:
active 1889-1908
Title:
Cigar Box belonging to Sigmund Freud
Place Made:
Vienna (Austria)
Date:
1903 (date of inscription)
Medium:
Silver and rosewood
Dimensions:
2 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (7.4 × 21 × 14 cm)
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number:
1985-17

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This cigar box was given as a gift to Sigmund Freud possibly by a patient. It is inscribed Christmas 1903. According to his daughter, Anna, he always kept it on his desk.

Information may change as a result of ongoing research.

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