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Snuffbox, c. 1758 - c. 1760

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1758 - c. 1760

Maker's mark, on the lid, on the bottom, and on the front of the box, struck: JD with a heart beneath a crowned fleur-de-lis with two dots. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17142; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 3.6 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.6 cm x weight 133.87 g. 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.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Measurements
height 3.6 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.6 cm x weight 133.87 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.6 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.6 cm x weight 133.87 g

Identification

Original title
Snuifdoos
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-17142
Museum classification
snuffbox

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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