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Tobacco box, 1855-06-15

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1855-06-15

Sirih box, tobacco box, octagonal, decorated with floral motifs applied to the gold plaques located on all sides and on the flat lid. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as AK-MAK-322; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal), silver (metal); measurements length 11.4 cm x width 4.8 cm x height 4 cm.

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal), silver (metal)
Measurements
length 11.4 cm x width 4.8 cm x height 4 cm
Dimensions museum
length 11.4 cm x width 4.8 cm x height 4 cm

Identification

Original title
Tabaksdoos
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
AK-MAK-322
Museum classification
tobacco box · sirihdoos

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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