Snuff Box

Date Made: ca 1775

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

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Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Dr. Henry S. Washington

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.377685Catalog Number: 377685Accession Number: 138216

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

Physical Description: horn (overall material)wood (plug material)leather (strap material)paper (contents material)snuff (contents material)Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.4925 cm x 9.2075 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-159b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_313733

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