snuff box



snuff box

Summary

An oval box with straight sides, plain brass mount and hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted in raised enamel with a bouquet of pink, blue and yellow flowers on the lid and two sprays in similar colours on the sides, with a running foliage design round the lid, all on a green mesh pattern ground.


Object Name

snuff box

Dimensions

object: 3.3cm x 8cm

accession number

1958.365

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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