Oak snuff box

Made:
1822
Oak snuff box, circular with detachable lid

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Oak snuff box, circular with detachable lid
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Oak snuff box, circular with detachable lid, ivory disc in centre of lid engraved. The gift of D. Cairns, made from the roof of Westminster Abbey, T. Richardson, President Sympathetic Society 1822, English, 1822

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A19549
Materials:
oak, metal, gold leaf lining and ivory
type:
snuff box
credit:
Glendining