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Snuff box 1740-80

Tortoiseshell, gold | 1.9 x 8.4 x 6.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 22054

Snuff box 1740-80

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Description

Oval tortoiseshell snuff box, the cover piqué coulé in gold, with a rowing boat on a lake between rocky protrusions with flowers, tree, building, butterflies, bird, sun and clouds. Flowerhead on base.

Provenance

Bequeathed to Queen Mary by Lady Mount Stephen in 1933
People involved

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (1867-1953)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Tortoiseshell, gold

tortoise shell, gold

piqué

Measurements

1.9 x 8.4 x 6.8 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Bibelots and Gold Boxes
Object type(s)
containers
boxes
containers for smoking
snuff boxes
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vessels (marine)
Boats
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Earth sciences
Rocks
Meteorology
Clouds
Botany
Systematic botany
Plants & Flowers
Trees & Shrubs
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Insects
Butterflies & Moths
Birds
Astronomy
Solar system
Sun

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