Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
2002.110 |
Object Identification Number |
2002.110.001 |
Object Name |
Snuffbox |
Donor |
Hunter, Vern |
Description |
This snuff box is rectangular with a hinge and clasp lid. The clasp is part of the lid and looks like it may have been re-soldered. The clasp is rectangular and has a small raised ball in the middle of it. The lid looks like it may be slightyly raised, leaving a decorative rim around the edge. The base of the body looks more brassy than the top and bottom panel of the box. The hinges are on the opposite side of the latch. When the lid is opened the raised ball is revealed where the clasp goes over it. It is clear again that the sides of the box are more brassy than the panels. The rest of the inside of the box is plain metal, as is the bottom of the box. |
Dimensions |
H-1.25 L-4.75 D-1.875 inches |
Made By |
Sorensen, Jens |
Creation Date |
c. 1886 |
Place Of Origin |
Denmark |
Owned By |
Hunter, Vern/Sorensen, Bøgild/Glullicksen, Anna Margarethe |
Used By |
Hunter, Vern/Sorensen, Bøgild/Glullicksen, Anna Margarethe |
Material |
Metal/Brass |
Associated People |
Hunter, Vern Sorensen, Bøgild Glullicksen, Anna Margarethe |
Search Terms |
Hunter, Vern Sorensen, Bøgild Glullicksen, Anna Margarethe snuffbox |
Given In Memory Of |
In memory of Alice Hunter |
Provenance |
Given to donor as a gift from Bøgild Sorensen (a great grandson to Donor's maternal great grandmother) Belonged to donor's maternal great grandmother, Anna Margarethe Glullicksen (Mrs. Rasmus Sorensen) who lived near Horslunde on the island of Lolland. In 1988 the donor visited his great grandmother's great grandson, Bøglid Sorensen, in Roskilde, Denmark. The snuff box was made by his father, Jens Sorensen, for Jen's grandmother. Jens was raised by his grandmother, and he would buy chewing tobacco for her because her husband would not buy it. Another grandson, Herluf Hansen, said he would ask his mother, "Why does Grandma always have a black nose?" It was caused by her stuffing her nose with the tobacco. In the 1800s it was not socially acceptable for women to smoke or chew, so they stuffed tobacco in their noses. When Bøgild gave this snuffbox to the donor, his wife said, "If you knew how much this box, made by his father, means to Bøgild, then you know that he appreciates your coming to Denmark to visit him and the relatives." |
Images |
059\2002110001.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
08/26/2002 |
Collection |
Danish Communities / ND / Northwestern (General) |