Snuff Box

Accession number 56.11A-B

Unique identifier MN162392

Description Gold snuff box in leather-covered container decorated with engraved scroll motifs. The exterior surface is rounded, pricked and engraved with worm tails. Inscription: Engraved on inside lid of box: To Miss L. H. Joseph / In Memory of Her Grandparents / From Her Aunt Hannah B. Merton / May 1883. Engraved on cover: HSC. Engraved on inside lid: Solomen Cohen, / died Nov. 8th 1864. aged 88 / Hannah L. Cohen / died April 3rd 1811 aged 95. Mark: Marked on box: WE. Marked inside lid: [lion passant] [date letter.] Marked inside bottom of box: [device] [lion passant] [crowned leopard's head] [date letter L] [soverign's head].

Dated 1806-1807

Object Type snuffbox

Medium gilding (technique), gold (metal), leather, silver (metal)

Physical dimensions H: 1/2 in. L: 2 1/2 in. D:1 1/4 in. WEIGHT: 1.05 oz.

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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