Snuffbox, 1792
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1792
Snuffbox of partly gilded silver. Rectangular with rounded corners. The lid is decorated with engraving. The inside of the box is gilded. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1977-32; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique gild; measurements height 2.3 cm x length 7 cm x width 3.9 cm x weight 62 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- gild
- Measurements
- height 2.3 cm x length 7 cm x width 3.9 cm x weight 62 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.3 cm x length 7 cm x width 3.9 cm x weight 62 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1977-32
- 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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