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Description: | This round snuff box is made of black japanned papier-mache. The lid is painted with an unusual and surreal picture that symbolises the proverb ""See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"". The exact meaning of the proverb is often disputed. In the context of this snuff box, however, it probably served as a reminder to the owner not to pry, listen to or spread gossip. Comparable designs appear in Knight's ""Modern and Antique Gems"", printed in 1828.
Circular papier-mache lidded snuff box with design symbolising 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil'. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Containers Eye Japanned ware Decorative arts Snuff Ear Georgian period Domestic life 19th Century Nineteenth century Mouth Face Abstract | Temporal: | 1825 - 1835
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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