Purple silk cigar case with brass frame

Made:: 1871-1910

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Purple silk cigar case with brass frame
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Purple silk cigar case with brass frame, hinged in two halves with stiffened silk pockets for holding cigars, lid handpainted with snowdrops, English, 1871-1910

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Category:: Smoking

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A652953

Materials:: silk and brass

Measurements:: overall: 16 mm x 141 mm x 63 mm, .085 kg

type:: cigar cases

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Purple silk cigar case with brass frame

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