Horn snuff box with hinged tortoiseshell lid

Made:
1801-1900
Horn snuff box with hinged tortoiseshell lid

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Horn snuff box with hinged tortoiseshell lid
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Horn snuff box with hinged tortoiseshell lid, oblong with rounded ends and concaved sides, onlaid mother-of-pearl and gold leaf decoration on lid, English(?), 19th century

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A653372
Materials:
horn and tortoiseshell, lid
type:
snuff boxes