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Description: | The enamel lid of this snuff box is decorated with a portrait of the great 18th century man of letters, Samuel Johnson. It was painted during the 19th century by a Bilston artist using enamel colours.
Oval snuff box, copper, with enamel lid, painted in enamel colours with portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Manufacturing industry Black Country Portrait painting Decorative arts Metalworking industries Snuff Portraits Enamels Victorian period Georgian period | Temporal: | 1800 - 1899
Georgian (1714-1837)
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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