Snuff Box
Snuff Box
Place of OriginThe Netherlands
Date18th-19th Century
Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Mediumpressed horn
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus
Object number
1907.302A-B
Not on View
DescriptionCircular box.
Cover bears bust of George Washington in relief, with inscription about the edge on cover.
Bottom has all-over nipple pattern.
19th century
about 1875
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
about 420-550 CE
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
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