Snuff flask [.1] of birch root, circular shape, with bone/antler stopper [.2] and bone/antler plug [.3] that screws into the base. [DCF Court Team 22/4/2003]

Collection type: Object
Description: Snuff flask [.1] of birch root, circular shape, with bone/antler stopper [.2] and bone/antler plug [.3] that screws into the base. [DCF Court Team 22/4/2003]
Long description: Snuff flask [.1] of birch root, circular shape, with bone/antler stopper [.2] and bone/antler plug [.3] that screws into the base. The flask is decorated in the centre with a circular turned bone or antler decoration. The decoration is held in place with a grey metal non-ferrous peg with scalloped edges and a stamped floral shape in the centre. [SM (Verve) 09/02/2015]
Geographical reference: Norway
Europe > Northern Europe > Norway
Cultural groups: Norwegian
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1898
Date collected: By 1898
Acquisition information: Donated: 1898
Materials and processes: Material Birch Wood Plant, Material Plant Root, Material Metal, Material Animal Bone, Material Animal Antler, Process Turned, Process Carved, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Diameter: max 122 mm, Length: max 23 mm, Length: max 29 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1898.12.6.1 Accession number: 1898.12.6.2 Accession number: 1898.12.6.3