Oval Snuffbox
Originating in the Americas, the practice of “taking snuff,” or inhaling pulverized tobacco through the nose, became a common European custom by the 17th century. Consumers of all social levels and of both sexes would carry small, airtight boxes filled with the powdered tobacc...
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33197
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object
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normalized
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Mrs. Joseph Kolodny [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; gift to Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, December 16 1959.
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CC0
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en
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10
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import
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Medium
gold, enamel
Genre
snuffboxes
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