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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Snuffbox
Date Made:ca. 1780
Type:Personal Gear; Toilet Article
Materials:Shell and silver
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England; London
Measurements:overall: 2 x 1 1/8 x 1 in.; 5.08 x 2.8575 x 2.54 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.137
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Whelk shell mounted on silver; mounting is quite high and in the shape of a 3/4 oval; cover lifts on five-lug hinge; gilt-lined interior. Shell is loose, and cover does not close properly.

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