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Snuff box
Snuff box carved from a coquilla nut with a hinged lid and brass mounts.The lid is carved with a scene showing seamen clinging to the guns at the stern of a sinking vessel. On the base is a foul anchor flanked with naval trophies. The sides of the box are decorated with swags of flowers in high relief and the ends have acanthus leaf carving with a border of beading and rope twist.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0479 |
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| Type: | Snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Late 18th century |
| People: | Ormond, Jean Louis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm x 105 mm x 55 mm |
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