Head of a Miner as a Tobacco Box
Also known as: Kopf eines Bergmanns als Tabakdose
Record status
Individual type · partial
Head of a Miner as a Tobacco Box is held by Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Two-part, sculpturally designed tobacco box made of painted ceramic in the form of a bearded miner's head.
The removable lid has the shape of a hat with a hat lamp (astiquette) attached to the side. The number "8238" is incised into the bottom. The motif shows a French miner with equipment typical for the period around 1880–1920. The collection record gives measurements Height: 150 mm; Width: 109 mm; Length: 81 mm (Height without hat 115 mm); format: Ceramic, paint (material). Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Höhe: 150 mm; Breite: 109 mm; Länge: 81 mm (Höhe ohne Hut 115 mm)
Technical characteristics
- Format recorded
- Keramik, Farbe (Material)
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1043/item_CMXIVY73TUK67FAMEJMICDSBMASADE5Z
- Museum object name
- Kopf eines Bergmanns als Tabakdose
- Holding institution
- Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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