Snuffbox
The commemorative scene on the cover shows the future Charles II hiding in the Boscobel Oak, with an angel in flight offering him three crowns of the three kingdoms, England, Scotland and Ireland. Two armed riders search for Charles below the tree. Such boxes circulated among royalists as a sign of loyalty to the cause of the young Pretender. Oak was used in combination with silver to symbolize that famous tree.
Artwork Details
- Title: Snuffbox
- Date: ca. 1700
- Culture: probably British
- Medium: Silver and oak
- Dimensions: Width: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.131.14
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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