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Actions	snuff box Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\B_numbers\B7501-B6000\B7652.01.JPG; B7652; ;$ $Archived Images\B_numbers\B7501-B6000\B7652.02.JPG; B7652; snuff box; box, snuff$ Object numberB7652 Titlesnuff box Creator Andrew [?] Pirie (silversmith)‎ DescriptionSilver snuff box with shell inlay, believed to be by Andrew Pirie of Banff. On the base is a crest: a rose, on an escrol above the motto ARMAT SPINA ROSAS (The spine protects the rose). The shell, much worn, is that of the Vice Admiral Cone, a species of sea snail whch inhabits the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. Production placeBanff Object namebox, snuff Materialsilver & shell Dimensions height: 2.0 cm width: 6.3 cm breadth: 3.0 cm

$Archived Images\B_numbers\B7501-B6000\B7652.01.JPG; B7652; ;$

$Archived Images\B_numbers\B7501-B6000\B7652.02.JPG; B7652; snuff box; box, snuff$

Object numberB7652

Titlesnuff box

DescriptionSilver snuff box with shell inlay, believed to be by Andrew Pirie of Banff. On the base is a crest: a rose, on an escrol above the motto ARMAT SPINA ROSAS (The spine protects the rose). The shell, much worn, is that of the Vice Admiral Cone, a species of sea snail whch inhabits the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

Production placeBanff

Object namebox, snuff

Materialsilver & shell

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