Snuffbox [ Art & Luxury / Clothing & Fashion / Social interaction / Taste & Manners / Rituals & Ceremonies ]
… In a letter written from Geneva in 1702 in which he thanks his friend Chamberlain Dashwood for the gift of a snuffbox, Joseph Addison ascribes emotion to the object which acts as a material embodiment of their mutual affection: 3 . Lady Mary … handling the snuffbox. Lillie playfully urges male consumers to learn the art of exercising the snuffbox in society: 4 . Joseph Addison, ‘Joseph Addison to Chamberlain Dashwood: July 1702.’ Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of …
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