Small snuff flask or perfume flask made of an oval nut shell with engraving of saint

Small snuff flask or perfume flask made of an oval nut shell

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Small snuff flask or perfume flask made of an oval nut shell
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Small snuff flask or perfume flask made of an oval nut shell with engraving of saint, metal screw threaded neck, German(?), 19th century

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Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A138786
Materials:
nut, shell and neck, metal
Measurements:
height 55 mm
length 48 mm
width 31 mm
type:
snuff flasks
credit:
Robinson and Fisher