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Base for a snuff box, in the form of a pill box, made from the pell of a bergamot fruit, presumably pressed into shape. The object has a buff coloured background with polychrome designs. There is a red and black band around the circumference of the object. A creature is depicted on the underside of the base, possibly a maker's mark.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
