Snuff-Grater
Snuff-Grater
Object name: Snuff-Grater
Date: 1650 - 1750
Dimensions:
140 x 40 x 15 mm
Medium: Ivory
Object number: C12155
DescriptionShoe horn-shaped object. It is carved with the sun in splendour, a figure of a lady in clothing of the period, and a bowl of flowers. It has a perforated narrow end. It would have been th back of a snuff grater - an object used to prepare powdered tobacco or snuff.