Snuffbox. Culture: Austrian, Vienna. Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (3.5 × 5.7 cm). Factory: Vienna. Factory director: Du Paquier period (1718-1744). Date: ca. 1730.Since snuff use had become widespread throughout Europe in the eighteenth century, small portable, airtight containers for storing grated tobacco were in demand. Carried in the hand or a pocket, snuffboxes always had a hinged lid and were made of materials ranging from gold mounted with diamonds and precious stones to base metals. Porcelain examples such as this one were also fashionable. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Snuffbox. Culture: Austrian, Vienna. Dimensions: 1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (3.5 × 5.7 cm). Factory: Vienna. Factory director: Du Paquier period (1718-1744). Date: ca. 1730.Since snuff use had become widespread throughout Europe in the eighteenth century, small portable, airtight containers for storing grated tobacco were in demand. Carried in the hand or a pocket, snuffboxes always had a hinged lid and were made of materials ranging from gold mounted with diamonds and precious stones to base metals. Porcelain examples such as this one were also fashionable. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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