Tobacco box

Made:
1850-1855 in England

Tobacco box, oblong with special compartment holding a short clay tobacco pipe, brass box, hinged lid, applied brass plaque in low relief of Crystal Palace, English, 1850-1855; see card for long note

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A18404
Materials:
box, brass and pipe, clay
Measurements:
overall: 29 mm x 49 mm x 139 mm, .1806 kg
type:
tobacco box
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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