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The Bute snuff box (© National Museum of Scotland)
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© National Museum of Scotland

The Bute snuff box

Artist: George Michael Moser (1706 - 1783)

Location: National Museum of Scotland

Date: 1760

Materials: gold & enamels

Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 4 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £30,000 (Total: £314,171)

Vendor: S J Phillips

Review number: 4368 (1996)

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Provenance:
Presented by either George, Prince of Wales or Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales to John, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792); Bute collection.

Description:
Presentation snuff-box. The cover, sides and base inset with enamel panels & containing an enamel miniature of George, Prince of Wales, later King George III.

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