Snuffbox
Frederick Marson
Category
Silver
Date
1855
Materials
silver, hardstone & agate
Measurements
75 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Birmingham
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291102
Summary
A Victorian hardstone-mounted oval silver snuffbox, the hinged lid inset with a faceted oval agate tablet within an engraved border of foliate scrolls, the sides and underside conforming, double 'feathered' thumbpiece, by Frederick Marson, Birmingham, 1855.
Marks and inscriptions
Frederick Marson, Birmingham, 1855 (hallmark)
Makers and roles
Frederick Marson, silversmith