Snuffbox

Description

Pointed oval, silver snuffbox with straight sides and a double lid, engraved with the figure of St Andrew, possibly by Robert Bowman, Edinburgh, dated 1818

Museum reference

H.NQ 420

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Snuffbox

Production information

Bowman, Robert, 1782 - 1818 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1818

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Associations

Presenter of gift: The Honourable William Maule of Panmure
Recipient of gift: James Grierson
Depicted: Saint Andrew

Exhibitions

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

On display

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