Snuffbox of gold with views of the Old and New Exchange in Amsterdam in a case
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud met gezichten op de Oude en Nieuwe Beurs te Amsterdam in foedraal
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1845
Rectangular gold box, the top and bottom engraved with symmetrically scalloped panels, showing respectively a view of the Old and of the New Exchange in Amsterdam.
The edges decorated with symmetrical leaf rocailles and trellis. In original leather case, lined with silk and velvet. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-2016-16; its record gives material recorded as velvet (fabric weave), gold (metal), leather, silk; measurements height 5 cm x width 10 cm x depth 7 cm x weight 120 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
- velvet (fabric weave), gold (metal), leather, silk
- Measurements
- height 5 cm x width 10 cm x depth 7 cm x weight 120 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 5 cm x width 10 cm x depth 7 cm x weight 120 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud met gezichten op de Oude en Nieuwe Beurs te Amsterdam in foedraal
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-2016-16
- Museum classification
- case · snuffbox
Catalogue references
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