Snuffbox

Description

Snuffbox carved from a polished nut, with four medallions on the sides with Jacobite busts in classical attire and the two female figures of Justice and Mercy on the lid: Engish or Scottish, mid-18th century

Museum reference

H.NQ 399

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Snuffbox

Production information

Unknown
England, Northern Europe
Unknown
Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 18th century

Materials

Nut

Physical description

Nut, polished

Associations

Depicted: Mercy
Depicted: Justice
Depicted: Jacobites

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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