Rectangular snuff box

Made:
1800-1900 in Japan
Snuff box, rectangular with hinged lid

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Snuff box, rectangular with hinged lid
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Snuff box, rectangular with hinged lid, tortoiseshell with brass hook and eye clasp, Rakan design of whip like object and miniture, Japanese, 1800-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68111
Materials:
complete, tortoiseshell, brass, lead and pearl
Measurements:
overall: 14 mm x 74 mm x 52 mm,
type:
snuff box
credit:
Glendining