snuff box
Summary
Public: A circular box with concave, fluted sides, plain mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted on the lid with a landscape surrounded by a raised white enamel scroll border on a dark blue ground with white dots, the sides are painted with festoons of ribbon between which are tiny sprays of flowers on a white ground. Private: A circular box with concave, fluted sides, rounded base, plain mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and crudely painted on the lid with a landscape showing buildings on the bank of a river surrounded by a raised white enamel scroll border on a dark blue ground decorated with white dots. The sides are painted with festoons of blue and yellow ribbon between which are tiny sprays of flowers on a white ground. The bottom is painted with a tiny pink flower.
Object Name
snuff box
Dimensions
object: 3cm
accession number
1958.323
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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