Antique Carved Horn and Tortoise Shell Snuff Box

Item Details

An antique carved horn and tortoise shell snuff box. The box has a tortoise shell inlay hinged lid and horn body.

1938.0328

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

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Condition

Consistent with age; minor marking and wear throughout; box does not fully close; lifting to tortoise shell inlay; linen tag affixed to underside; remnants of paper tag affixed to front

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-353