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Snuff Box

Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)



Object details

Category
Metalwork
Object type
Snuff box
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Silver mounts and tortoiseshell
Tortoise Shell
Silver
Marks and inscriptions
Arms, Painting, Inlay
Credit line
Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest
Object history
Bequest - Croft Lyon
Acquisition RF: Croft Lyon
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.715:1, 2-1926

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103802/snuff-box-unknown/
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