snuff box



snuff box

Summary

A flattened oval box with straight sides, plain brass mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and sketchily painted on the lid with an outline of a fence in blue and two birds flying down to a nest surrounded by roses by a small tree, the sides are painted with four sprays of flowers, all on a white ground.


Object Name

snuff box

Dimensions

object: 2.7cm x 7.7cm

accession number

1958.327

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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