Pearwood snuff box

Made:
1801-1815 in France
Pearwood snuff box, circular

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Pearwood snuff box, circular
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Pearwood snuff box, circular, detachable lid with a relief showing a French soldier(?) pleading with an officer, inscription: he must die and never surrender, French, 1801-1815

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652198
Materials:
pear, ? material and lining, tortoiseshell
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Glendining