Snuff box - Collections Online | Museum Wales
This site uses cookies to improve your experience. View our Cookie Policy
Preferences

Cookie Preferences

Essential

These cookies are absolutely essential for our website to function properly.

 

Cookies that measure website use

We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs.

 

Cookies that help with communications and marketing

These cookies may be set by third party websites and do things like measure how you view YouTube videos.

 
 
View our Cookie Policy
Amgueddfa Cymru
Cymraeg
My account
Collections & Research
Departments Collections Online National Collections Centre

Amgueddfa
Cymru
Family

National Museum Cardiff

St Fagans National Museum of History

National Waterfront Museum

Big Pit National Coal Museum

National Slate Museum

National Wool Museum

National Roman Legion Museum

  • Collections & Research
  • Departments
  • Current Page: Collections Online
  • National Collections Centre
  • Articles
  • Ancient Wales
  • Art
  • Celf ar y Cyd
  • History
  • Natural History
  • The Museum at Work
  • Health, Wellbeing and Amgueddfa Cymru
Amgueddfa Cymru
  • About Us
  • Collections & Research
  • Learn
  • Shop
  • Support Us
  • What's On
  • Get Involved
  • Health & Wellbeing

Collections Online

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Image filter options
Back to search results

Snuff box

Unknown

Snuff box, Britannia standard silver, rectangular with canted corners, the lid with moulded rim and hinged along the rear edge; a design engraved from the hinge of pedestals among acanthus scrolls, the central one engraved with brickwork and carrying a basket of fruit, the other two engraved with scales and carrying scallop shells.

(We are not able to provide an image for this item at this time. This is either due to copyright restrictions, or because the item is awaiting digitisation. We apologise for any inconvenience.)

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 51353

Creation/Production

Unknown

Acquisition

Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001

Measurements

Height (cm): 1.3
Width (cm): 7.9
Depth (cm): 5.7
Height (in): 1
Width (in): 3
Depth (in): 2
Weight (gr): 83.76

Techniques

Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
Soldered
Forming
Applied Art
Engraved
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Silver, Britannia standard

Location

In store

Categories

Arian/metel gwerthfawr | Silver/precious metal Metelwaith | Metalwork Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Related Items

Art

Candlestick

Coker, Ebenezer
NMW A 50314
More information
Art

Cream jug

Schuppe, John
NMW A 51377
More information
Art

Spoon

Bartholomew, Nicholas
NMW A 51447
More information
Art

Cup and cover

Crespin, Paul
NMW A 51569
More information

Site Map

Amgueddfa Cymru

Amgueddfa Cymru

  • Visiting
  • Collections & Research
  • Learn
  • Blog
  • Support Us
  • Shop
  • Venue Hire

Our Museums

  • National Museum Cardiff
  • St Fagans National Museum of History
  • National Waterfront Museum
  • Big Pit National Coal Museum
  • National Slate Museum
  • National Wool Museum
  • National Roman Legion Museum

Connect With Us

  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Join the Mailing List
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Corporate

  • About Us
  • Jobs
  • Press Office
  • Picture Library
  • National Collections Centre
  • Working with Others
  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookies
  • Copyright
Sponsored by Welsh Government
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
Charity No. 525774
× ❮ ❯