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Snuff box, associated with battle of Prestonpans, 1745

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This snuff box was made from part of a thorn tree near which Colonel James Gardiner was killed at the Battle of Prestonpans on 21 September, 1745.

Snuffbox made from part of the thorn tree near which Colonel Gardiner was killed in 1745

Gardiner, who owned the nearby house of Bankton, was the commander of a troop of government dragoons.

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Online ID: 000-100-001-560-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland H.NQ 31
Date: 18th or 19th century
c. 1745
Material: Wood, thorntree
Snuffbox
Dimensions: 25 mm H x 72 mm Dia
What: Snuffbox
Subject: Tobacco pipes, snuff boxes (NMAS Classification)
Who: Colonel Gardiner
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