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snuffbox
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snuffbox
a container, often of elaborate ornamental design, for holding small quantities of snuff


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Two large spittoons sit unused on the floor near the front of the chamber, and two snuffboxes are kept filled with fresh snuff in compliance with a law passed decades ago when a senator became irate after finding one empty.
As well as masterpieces by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Giordano, Pussin and Watteau, this collection includes an impressive range of icons, malachite vases, snuffboxes, superb furniture and works from classical antiquity and China.
 
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