Title
Snuff Box
Creator
Date
c. 1880
Description
A snuff box (German, c, 1880) made of silver by Georg Roth & Co. The hinged lid of the box features a bust of a young King Lous XIV at center, surrounded by laurel leaves and acanthus vines. The body continues the design with scrolling acanthus leaves terminating at one end in a scallop shell and the other in a circular cartouche decorated with fleur de Lys and surmounted with a crown. The underside of the box is stamped with a Hallmark of a cursive “P” capped with a crown.
Cultural Origin
German
Medium
silver
Extent
1" x 2.875" x 2.25"
Collection
Source
Gift of Mrs. Alletta Smith Cooper, 2003
Identifier
PSNC.10328
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