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View full screenSnuff box, of metal, containing a lock of hair: pre 1857
M.1935.172.1
Pre 1857
Rectangular metal snuff box, the top of which is decorated with floral and filigree patterns in relief with a rectangle in the centre. The side edges of the box are decorated with a braided pattern also in relief. The hair inside is wrapped in a small piece of paper with remnants of handwriting.
British land forces: 78th Regiment of Foot
Previous owner: Caldwell, Thomas, Corporal, 1857 (fl.)
War: Siege of Cawnpore
War: Indian Mutiny / Uprising, 1857-8
Cawnpore, India, South Asia
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