Cowrie shell snuff box
- Made:
- 1701-1800
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Cowrie shell snuff box, flat base with gilded mounts and lid, made in England, 18th century
Details
- Category:
- Smoking
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A26687
- Materials:
- cowries and mounts, metal (gilt)
- type:
- snuff boxes
- credit:
- Foster
