Small mahogany-cased boxes made in Britain from the mid-18th century onwards, built to hold and lock away the things worth locking away: tea, cutlery, candles, writing materials, medicines and jewellery.
Snuff takes an odd shape in mahogany: carved snuff shoes and high-heeled snuff boots have passed through, one boot measured at 110mm, plus a bellows-shaped snuff box.
