snuff box



snuff box

Summary

An oval box with straight sides, a plain metal mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and modelled in high relief and painted in colours on the lid with a bird in naturlistic colours of brown, grey, black and white, underneath which is a small nest, both are surrounded by flowers on a white ground. The body of the box is dark blue.


Object Name

snuff box

Dimensions

object: 2.8cm x 5.6cm

accession number

1958.334

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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