snuff box
Summary
A circular box with concave sides, rounded base, deep plain mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted over a transfer print on the lid with a print in red of a classical landscape with a seated man with a column to his left and a pedestal and urn to his right. The sides are painted with a spray and two sprigs of flowers. On the bottom of the box is a yellow flower.
Object Name
snuff box
Date Created
1750-1770
Dimensions
object: 3cm
accession number
1958.320
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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