Snuff Box

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Snuff Box

Entry/Object ID

2009.033.001 a-b

Description

Square white ceramic snuff box and lid. Box has four small feet on underside, gold stylized butterflies on two sides and pink roses with green leaves and gold decoration on other two sides. Lid has gold edge and pink rose with green leaves and gold decoration on top. Raised lip on underside of lid fits into top of box. Decorations applied over top of glaze.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pearson, Dorothy and Ron

Notes

Accession Date: 26-Aug-09 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Snuffbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Snuff

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

snuff box

Created By

Silver, Christie

Create Date

August 2, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 23, 2025