Snuff box
Oval, gold and enamel snuff box. It has a narrow border decorated in black and blue enamel. There is an oval panel on the lid and base. The four side panels are of orange translucent enamels with floral and ray designs. Inside is inscribed: 'The gift of the Capitan Pacha at Aboukir Bay, Egypt 1801 to Mrs B. Page' (wife of Admiral Page).
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0297 |
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Type: | Snuff box |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | 1801 |
People: | Pacha, Captfl; Page, Benjamin William Page, E. |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 85 mm x 65 mm |
Parts: | Snuff box |