Box
Author: Unidentified
Date: 19th century
Material: White silver
Dimensions (cm): H 1,4 x W 4,1 x L 6,7
Provenance: Unknown
Owner: Lisboa, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga
Inventory No.: MAS OD 22
Arched-shaped box decorated with motifs based on foliage and with flowers.
The snuff box is a piece of civil use, being associated with a display of status. Using it was an elegant gesture that wasn’t mistakable for the plebeian habit of chewing tobacco.