Snuffbox of gold with a chalcedony lid. The scalloped box is decorated with a flower basket in silver relief, with diamonds and rubies
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud met deksel van chalcedoon. De geschulpte doos is versierd met een bloemenmand in reliëf van zilver, met diamanten en robijnen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1739
The scalloped gold box, with a straight back, has a hinged lid. The wall of the box is articulated by a molded rim; below it is slightly convex, tapering toward the flat base, and above it is slightly constricted.
On the convex portion it is engraved on the front with a flower basket. The lid is made of chalcedony, set within an upright lip. It has an applied decoration of a cast silver flower basket, with textured and engraved details, set with diamonds and rubies. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1981-15; its record gives material recorded as ruby (mineral), chalcedony, gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral); measurements height 2.4 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 3.7 cm x weight 49 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), chalcedony, gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral)
- Measurements
- height 2.4 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 3.7 cm x weight 49 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.4 cm x width 5.2 cm x depth 3.7 cm x weight 49 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud met deksel van chalcedoon. De geschulpte doos is versierd met een bloemenmand in reliëf van zilver, met diamanten en robijnen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1981-15
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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