snuff box
Snuff box with a gilt profile of Czar Alexander I on the lid, given to Captain Henry Trollope (1756-1836). The box is made of tortoiseshell with a screw on lid. the lid is decorated with a gilt metal profile of the Tzar, under glass, facing right, based on a medal. It is signed on the truncation 'MOREL'. Legend: 'ALEXANDER. I . IMP. RUSSORUM.' The medalist may be Eugène Morel.
Object Details
| ID: | ZBA7891 |
|---|---|
| Type: | snuff box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Morel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 83 mm |
| Parts: | snuff box |
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