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A circular box with concave, fluted sides, plain mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and painted on the lid with a landscape surrounded by a raised white enamel scroll border on a dark blue ground with white dots, the sides are painted with festoons of ribbon between which are tiny sprays of flowers on a white ground.
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A circular box with concave, fluted sides, rounded base, plain mount and a hinged lid. Enamel on metal and crudely painted on the lid with a landscape showing buildings on the bank of a river surrounded by a raised white enamel scroll border on a dark blue ground decorated with white dots. The sides are painted with festoons of blue and yellow ribbon between which are tiny sprays of flowers on a white ground. The bottom is painted with a tiny pink flower.
Technique: enamelling
Technique: hand-painting
Material: enamel
Material: metal
snuff box made in South Staffordshire, England, Britain, Europe, (1958.323). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.20683 | Go to resource |
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