Circular body consisting of lid fitted to conforming bottom; burled wood veneer; circular inlaid decoration in centers of top and bottom.
snuffboxes
accessories
inlay (process)
wood (plant material)
Container, Snuff
Snuffbox
Snuffbox
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
England
1 (H), 2 7/8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.613AB
Possibly
Possibly
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