Silver snuff box

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This silver snuff box was made about 1790 by Edinburgh silversmith George Christie. Snuff-taking, known as sneeshin, was very popular in Scotland at this time.

Silver snuffbox by George Christie, Edinburgh, c. 1790

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-576-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NQ 221
• Date: Around 1790
  c. 1790
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: G.C.
  Snuffbox
  
• Dimensions: 35 mm H x 100 mm W x 33 mm D
  
• What: Snuffbox
  
• Subject: Tobacco pipes, snuff boxes (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: George Christie, Edinburgh (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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