Rectangular wooden snuff box with arched hinged lid with button spring catch

Made:
1780-1840 in France
Rectangular wooden snuff box with arched hinged lid with button

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Rectangular wooden snuff box with arched hinged lid with button
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Rectangular wooden snuff box with arched hinged lid with button spring catch, covered with tortoiseshell, base and interior with check paper, English or French, 1780-1840

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50403
Materials:
wood and tortoiseshell
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)