Gold snuffbox, oval with straight sides. On front and back an engraved pumpkin branch with fruit and four leaves
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal met rechte wanden. Op voor- en achterzijde een gegraveerde pompoentak met vrucht en vier bladeren
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1784 - 1786
Oval snuffbox of gold, with straight sides. The top of the lid and the underside of the bottom are engraved. An engraved pumpkin branch with a fruit and 4 leaves is on the front and back of the box.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1988-4; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 2.8 cm x length 6.4 cm x width 4 cm x weight 83 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 2.8 cm x length 6.4 cm x width 4 cm x weight 83 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.8 cm x length 6.4 cm x width 4 cm x weight 83 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal met rechte wanden. Op voor- en achterzijde een gegraveerde pompoentak met vrucht en vier bladeren
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1988-4
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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Research required
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