Pressed pearwood snuff box

Made:
1796-1815
Pressed pearwood snuff box, circular

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Pressed pearwood snuff box, circular
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Pressed pearwood snuff box, circular, detachable lid stamped with three skulls showing the front, side and back of the skull repectively illustrating Dr. Gall's phrenological system

Details

Category:
Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A124825
Materials:
pear (wood) and tortoiseshell
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Glendining