Snuffbox
Category
Objets de vertu
Date
1810
Materials
Burr maple, tortoiseshell, gouache on paper
Measurements
95 mm (Width)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 292450
Summary
A burr maple and tortoiseshell rectangular snuffbox, the interior lined in blonde shell, the lid inset with a rectangular gouache miniature depicting a soldier and his family amidst ruined buildings. circa 1810.