Georgian Pewter Snuff Box
SKU: RJ03836
£48.00Price
Georgian pewter snuff box. The hinged lid is engraved with a foliant desgn and the name Isaiah Millward.
Before the introduction of cigarettes, loose tobbaco was sold, at this same time snuff was also used, this would be made from grinding tobacco to a fine powder, this would be inhaled through the nostrils, unlike tobacco which had to be placed in a receptacle such as a pipe and then ignited before smoking.
Condition is good and lid closes well
Dimensions: 8cm x 6cm
