Silver snuff box

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.NQ 221
Date:	Around 1790 c. 1790
Material:	Silver. Inscription: G.C.
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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