Snuffbox
- Object Name:
- Snuffbox
- Object ID:
- 1957.040
- Date:
- 1740 -1770
- Description:
- Snuff Box. Shell and silver. Shell has been identified as a small box turtle. Silver hinged lid opening and decorative band mounted onto base of shell. Upper edge of silver band is scalloped and has engraved parallel lines within each scallop. Hinged opening has a locking clasp. Stamped on interior of lid in Roman letters, "WS" within an oval-shaped mark. Paper label adhered to interior of shell with typed name, "ANNIE TRUE / HAMPTON".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Skeletal - Dimensions:
- H-1.75 W-2.25 L-3.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Family tradition states that the box belonged to Meshech Weare (1713-1786) of Hampton Falls, NH, New Hampshire's first governor. Initials inscribed on the box are "WS". A label on the inside has donor's mother's name, Annie Marston True (1866-) of Hampton, NH. The donor, Russell Marston True (1905-1985), did not know how the box came into the family's possession. The vast majority of the donor's ancestors have resided in Hampton, NH, since the late 17th/early 18th century, however no connection to "WS" or Meshech Weare has yet been found.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Russell Marston True
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