Wooden snuff box

Made:: 1820-1880 in Mauchline

maker:: W and A Smith

Wooden snuff box, Mauchline Scottish Tartan design, oblong
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden snuff box, Mauchline Scottish Tartan design, oblong, lid engraved "J.D. to C.B." and "Prince Charles" in gilt, made in Mauchline, Scotland, 1820-1880

Details

Category:: Smoking

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A19216

Materials:: boxwood, lead and gold

Measurements:: height 34 mm
overall: length 105 mm
overall: width 45 mm
box, internal: length 98 mm
box, external: width 38 mm

type:: snuff box

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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