snuff box
Summary
A shallow oblong box with splayed sides, rounded base, chased mount and a hinged lid. Enamelled on metal and painted on the lid with a landscape with a lady seated under a tree with a basket on her lap and a gentleman leaning beside her to take something from the basket; a sheep sits beside the lady. The sides are decorated with four sprays of flowers on a white ground. There is a flower a spray on the bottom of the box.
Object Name
snuff box
Dimensions
object: 2.5cm x 6.4cm
accession number
1958.331
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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