Item 6
Silver snuff box
Edward Farrell, 1823
Silver
X1016
‘Snuff’ is finely ground tobacco leaves, inhaled or sniffed to deliver a quick hit of nicotine. A fashionable pastime in the 18th and 19th centuries, snuff was often stored in portable luxury containers like this. The detailed design on this silver box shows a battle between figures on horseback.
Part of the exhibition Unfamiliar.
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