Snuff-Grater
Date1650 - 1750
MediumIvory
DimensionsObject/Work: 140 x 40 x 15 mm
ClassificationsStimulant/Narcotic Equipment
Terms
Object numberC12155
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.On View
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