Queen Anne Pressed Horn Snuff Box
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An 18th century pressed Horn snuff box, oval form with a portrait of Queen Anne facing to the left, unsigned but attributed to John Obrisset. c.1705-28. This box is similar to an example in the Worshipful Company of Horners Collection, U.K. (held by the Museum of Design in Plastics, MoDiP). 9 x 11 x 3 cm.
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- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
- Horn - Full horns were used for making drinking vessels and powder horns. A number of larger horns or antlers could be combined together to make furniture and decorative items such as chairs and lamps.
As a material, horn was formerly used in all types of objects such as snuff boxes, lanterns, musical instruments, items for personal grooming, cutlery handles, walking sticks. Some items of horn are finely decorated with silver or mounted in silver.
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