Snuff Box
Item number M5.17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Snuff box with an elongated oval shape, and a hinged lid. The box is decorated in bas-relief with the letters A to G under which are stamped varying symbols. The left-hand side is stamped with the names of the months.
History Of Use
Snuff box. The right-hand side of the top is stamped "Runstafven Forswenskad 1787.4" - translated it means "A Calendar, adapted to Swedish". The left-hand side of the bottom is stamped "...the Almanac C: Norman".
Item History
- Made in Sweden
- Owned by Moses B. Cotsworth before 1944
- Received from Moses B. Cotsworth (Donor) during 1944
What
- Name
- Snuff Box
- Identification Number
- M5.17
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- stamped and soldered
- Overall
- height 2.2 cm, width 13.1 cm, depth 5.9 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sweden
Who
- Culture
- Swedish
- Previous Owner
- Moses B. Cotsworth
- Received from
- Moses B. Cotsworth (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1944
- Acquisition Date
- during 1944
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1855/0009
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