Snuff Box

Date Made: ca 1790ca 1791

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France

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Credit Line: Gift of Lemuel Pope

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.313983.0005Catalog Number: 313983.0005Accession Number: 313983

Object Name: box, snuffOther Terms: Box Snuff; Smoking Equipment

Physical Description: tortoise shell (overall material)ivory (carving material)ink (inscriptions material)silk (backing material)glass (lens material)gold, rose (frame material)brass (mounting pins material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 8.255 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-131d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_313659

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