Keyword: "snuff" | ClipArt ETC

"A box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket. When it was customary to take snuff, as in the eighteenth century, a snuff-box was a common present, whether of good will or ceremony. On this account, and for personal display, these boxes were often made of the most costly materials, highly finished portraits were set in their lids, and settings of diamonds or pearls were not unknown." —Whitney, 1889
<p>A snuff box with encrusted enamel and an enamel portrait.

Golden Snuff Box from the 18th Century

"A box for holding snuff, especially one small enough to be carried in the pocket. When it was customary…

"An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle, usually fitted with a close box to receive the burnt snuff and retain the smoke and smell." —Whitney, 1889

Silver Snuffers from the 18th Century

"An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle, usually fitted with a close box to receive the burnt…