Snuffbox
- Object Name:
- Snuffbox
- Object ID:
- 1994.515.06
- Description:
- Snuffbox, round. Painted wood. Flat top and bottom surfaces. Slightly chamfered at edges. Straight sides. Small interior lip on inside edge of bottom. Inside dark color with some residues on inside bottom corners. Outside, cinnabar color or orange-red over a black base. Overpainted with clear finish as some time. Painted decoration top surface, narrow black border around edge of top. Small metal flower-like decorations set into the black border, which appear to be a shiny brass. Fanciful, simple floral group in center of top with blossoms, stems, and leaves. Colors green, off-white, and brown.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-0.94 Dia-2.51 inches Weight-0.85 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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