1957.45

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Details

ID Number

1957.45

Category

Personal Artifacts

Sub-category

personal gear

Item Name

snuffbox

Materials

WOOD, MAPLE BIRDSEYE SHELL, TORTOISE

Measurements

overall: 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 4 in

Description

birdseye maple wood with horn liner; carved from a single piece of maple; elliptical in cross section; hinged lid; oval recess centred on lid

History

snuff was ground tobacco that was snuffed or drawn in through the nose. It was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries and was kept in decorative or plain boxes. It was believed to have medicinal purposes. It was a social gesture to offer snuff to someone, and it was popular among both the French and the British. It went out of fashion in c.1850.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Social life subject

Women / Femmes subject