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Tobacco Box
From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This oval brass container has a hinged lid. The exterior is elaborately engraved, with dancing characters flanked by two angels. An illegible engraving is at the bottom of the lid. The interior of the lid is lined with shagreen (sharkskin).
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineTobacco Box. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
