Cowrie shell snuff box
- Made:
- 1727-1760
Cowrie shell snuff box, truncated and fitted with brass mount, hinged lid replete with medallion of George II, made in England, 1727-1760
Details
- Category:
- Smoking
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A637582
- Materials:
- cowrie and lid and mount, brass
- type:
- snuff boxes
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)