snuff box



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

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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