Tobacco box with recommendations for the man of the world
Also known as: Tabaksdoos met aanbevelingen voor de man van de wereld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1793
The rectangular box has rounded ends and a hinged lid. Three scenes are engraved on the lid; sequentially showing a glimpse into the church, a glimpse onto the battlefield, and a glimpse into the council chamber.
Below each scene is an inscription: in de kerk aandachtig, in den oorlog spits en vinnig and in den raad als mannen krachtig. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-2018-80; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving. 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos met aanbevelingen voor de man van de wereld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-2018-80
- Museum classification
- tobacco box
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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