On View
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DateEarly 1700s
Terms
- Snuffboxes
- Brass
- England
- Holland
Dimensions7.61 × 7.61 cm (3 × 3 in.)
Object numberH0610
DescriptionBrass. Tinder box. Oval. Engraved: lid has a crude design within a wreath, showing one man in what appears to be 17th century costume, being "held up" at the point of a gun by another similarly attired. A partially obliterated inscription, which may be "Hands Up", is engraved above the design. The bottom is engraved with a design representing a town street. There is a small hole in the bottom of the box which may have contained a taper holder.
Object number: 2018.6.1
Edward W. Emerson
1885