• This listing is for an interesting little Antique (c late 1800s / early 1900s) item of Religion / Tobacciana themed historical collectable. A 19th-Century  Miniature Coffin Snuff Box / Memento Mori. These novelty containers were highly popular in the 1800s. Various pocket-sized wooden items featuring sliding lids were standard designs for holding powdered tobacco (snuff) and also being suited to use as a travelling needle case. The case has a sliding lid, which has a small raised wooden plaque, it is 84mm long. In great condition, and ready to go.
  • Shaping everyday items into coffins served as a Memento Mori—a traditional artistic reminder of mortality ("remember you must die") that was culturally prominent throughout the Victorian era
  • I Have more Religious Artefacts - Prints, Paraphernalia, Crucifixes, Prayer Beads, Icons etc, and Tobacciana, Together with Numerous Other Vintage and Antique Listings - Multi Item Postage Discount would of course be given where applicable 
  • Thank you for taking time to peruse my collection, and stay well.    Colin