Snuff box

Details

• Title

  Snuff box

• Associated place

  Europe › Western Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 16th century
  early 18th century

• Material and technique

  silver-gilt, cowrie shell, ivory

• Object type

  container › box › snuff-box

• Dimensions

  8 x 6 x 13 cm (length x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1947.191.158

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