Category
Tobacciana
Medium
Silver (glass for the lid)
Distinguishing marks
Nothing that I can see. The pattern around the sides are vines decorated with clusters of three leaves. The front has a shield emblem.
Condition
Fair
Date Period
1730 - 1820
Size and dimensions of this item
30mm x 24mm x 20mm
Long Description
Hello I am just after any information about this snuff box that I inherited.I do not for a fact know if it is a snuff box but that is what I am told. Dimensions are approximately 30mm wide x 20mm high x 24mm deep.I think it is made of silver but can not be 100% sure.There are no marks or stamps that I can see inside of out though I have not touched the liner or the material that covers the outer bottom of the box.All I know about the history is on the card that came with it. The card reads:
To Heather McColl (that is my mother)A snuff box. Well over 100yrs may be 200 years.James WattMargaret WattArchibald GlenJosephine Glen (Doepel)Joesephine McColl (Doepel) (my great grandmother)Any help would be great.Â
History
pparently belonged to Scottish inventor and engineer James Watt. My mother recieved it from my great grandmother.
For Sale?
No