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
Collection Group
Place of creation
South Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Harold Raby bequest
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