Silver Tobacco Case

Lid and body of this silver tobacco case are connected to each other. Chinese characters for longevity (壽) and fortune (福) in rounded typeface are engraved and gold-plated on the lid. This relic is one of the burial items recovered from the grave where Princess Hwayu (10th daughter of King Yeongjo, 1740-1777) and her husband Hwang In-jeom (Unknown-1802) were interred together. More than 30 relics that the Royal pair would have used in their lifetime, including stationery, accessories, and pottery, were discovered from their grave. Some items are considered to be ones that Hwang had brought back from China of Qing Dynasty where he visited a number of times.