Snuff and cigar box, table

Description

Table snuff and cigar box made from a ram's head mounted on three casters, with a silver lid and silver-mounted horns, part of the insignia of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of Edinburgh

Museum reference

H.NQ 502

Object name

Snuff and cigar box, table

Production information

R. and H.B. Kirkwood
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1883 - 1884

Materials

Sheep bone, Sheep horn, Silver, Gilt, Brass, Crystal

Physical description

Bone, ram's; silver; silver gilt; brass; crystal

Associations

Previous owner: Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

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