Snuffbox of gold, rectangular, decorated with six tavern scenes in enamel
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met zes herbergscènes in émail
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1758 - c. 1760
Rectangular gold box, with six tavern scenes in enamel. On the front of the lid a flower festoon of gold, emeralds, and rubies. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-17185; its record gives material recorded as ruby (mineral), emerald (mineral), gold (metal); measurements height 4.3 cm x width 8.2 cm x depth 6.3 cm x weight 319 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ruby (mineral), emerald (mineral), gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 4.3 cm x width 8.2 cm x depth 6.3 cm x weight 319 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.3 cm x width 8.2 cm x depth 6.3 cm x weight 319 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, rechthoekig, versierd met zes herbergscènes in émail
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-17185
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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