Snuffbox

J. Lovell

1813

  • Titles Snuffbox (Descriptive)
  • Artist J. Lovell, England
  • Medium silver
  • Credit Line Gift of Birmingham, England Law Society through the Honorable John W. Gillon, Birmingham, Alabama, Bar Association, 1960.26
  • Work Type snuffbox
  • Classification Containers

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Bust front, the head nodded to the left.
Lilac, blue, and white
Simple, small silver chamber candlestick with attached snuffer, the well round with beaded edge, the edge of the C-scroll handle/snuffer holder likewise beaded, the urn-shaped candleholder raised on an open pedestal that would have held a fire starter or match, the upper flared rim of the candleholder likewise with beaded edge and the foot decorated with bright-cut engraving, the conical snuffer fits into the holder with an L-shaped hook and has a beaded edge.
Oval dark blue jasper medallion with white relief of Cupid with the club of Hercules