Snuffbox [ Art & Luxury / Clothing & Fashion / Social interaction / Taste & Manners / Rituals & Ceremonies ]
… and a wreath inscribed, 'SACRA JOVI QUERCUS", 1660. Royal Collection Trust Résumé Taking snuff became a sophisticated social ritual in the 18 th century. Snuff, a form of powdered tobacco, was contained and carried in specific boxes which … were constitutive accessories in the performance of fashionable sociability among the elite but also in more plebeian social circles. Their highly decorative surfaces also afforded a grammar of sociability, from ostentatious display aimed … and the World of Goods (London: Routledge, 1993), p. 228-248. The commerce of the snuffbox: fashion, shopping and social networks The making of snuffboxes implied the social connection of different professions. Goldsmiths, enamel painters, …
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