Tobacco box, Negeri Sembilan, 19th century

Tobacco box, Negeri Sembilan, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Tobacco box (celepa) with hinged lid, silver niello work, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, 19th century.

Museum description: Tobacco box (celepa), octagonal with hinged lid, made of silver and decorated with floral designs in niello, a black mixture of silver, copper and lead sulphide filled into the recessed areas of the silver surface; partly gilded. The museum record gives material recorded as silver; measurements Height 8 cm; Width 6.5 cm; Depth 3.4 cm; place associated: Negeri Sembilan. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.