Snuffbox [ Art & Luxury / Clothing & Fashion / Social interaction / Taste & Manners / Rituals & Ceremonies ]
… 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 came in … Objects > Art & Luxury Objects > Clothing & Fashion Concepts > Social interaction Concepts > Taste & Manners Practices > Rituals & Ceremonies Mots-clés Collecting Consumption Emotions Fashion Friendship Luxury North America Snuff Snuffboxes … the friendly network to which both Addison and Dashwood belonged. The 'exercice of the snuffbox': performing a social ritual Gestures to open one’s snuffbox, take a pinch or present it at social occasions were codified and interpreted as …
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