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DateLate 1700s
Terms
- Snuffboxes
- Gilt
- Silver
- Cotton
- Lacquer
- Papier-Mache
Dimensions8.25 × 4.44 × 1.9 cm (3 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Object numberPER0600
DescriptionPapier-mache, lacqured black. Rectangular box. Lid is decorated with a line border of what may once have been silver gilt. A panel in the center is outlined in the same manner. A bit of pink cotton inside the box suggests that it may have been used for a jewel-box.
