When Was Snuff Box Made?

This snuffbox dates from 1810, from Geneva, Switzerland. The enamel lid was painted in the manner of Jean-Louis Richter, a famous artist of enamel ware, and shows a landscape surrounded by pearls. Snuff boxes date from a time when snuff taking was a popular habit, from 18th to mid 19th century.

What is an old snuff box?

Snuffbox, small, usually ornamented box for holding snuff (a scented, powdered tobacco). ... The mull, a silver-mounted ram's head, is a large table snuffbox. Some snuffboxes were worn as articles of jewelry during the 18th century.

Why is it called a snuff box?

The anatomical snuffbox is visible with ulnar deviation of the wrist and extension and abduction of the thumb. Its name was derived from using the depression as a means of placement for the inhalation of powdered tobacco, otherwise known as dry snuff, and was first described in the medical literature in 1850.