Snuff-box

Details

• Title

  Snuff-box

• Associated place

  Europe › Switzerland (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  Late 18th century

• Material and technique

  gold (three colours), enamel, diamonds; enamelling, chasing

• Object type

  container › box › snuff-box

• Dimensions

  5.6 cm (length)
  4.2 cm (width)
  2.8 cm (depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs Elizabeth Roskill, through the Art Fund, 1960.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1960.22.4

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