Museum number:

APM 24.040

Subcollection:

smokers' utensils

Title:

snuff box

Keyword:

braid motif

Description:

Snuifdoos van kunststof met vlakke ronde vorm, de zijkant ingesnoerd en de dekselrand tot halverwege, deksel bovenzijde vlechtmotief met stippen op de kruisingen. Doos binnenzijde dekselrand van schildpad.

Date:

Period 1840 - 1880


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight0.55 in (1.4 cm)
Diameter1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Weight8 gram
Characteristics
Materialbuffalo horn (animal material)
Techniquepressed
Colourbrown black
Other materialstortoise shell (animal material)
Traces of use slijtage
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Acquisition
Year 2019

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