Snuffbox of enamelled copper
Also known as: Snuifdoos van geëmailleerd koper
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1400 - c. 1950
Snuffbox of enamelled copper with a depiction in pink on a white ground of a naval battle, landscapes with ships, and on the lid a city view with ships. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-2227; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements height 4.8 cm x width 9.5 cm x depth 8 cm. 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
- copper (metal)
- Measurements
- height 4.8 cm x width 9.5 cm x depth 8 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 4.8 cm x width 9.5 cm x depth 8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van geëmailleerd koper
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-2227
- Museum classification
- snuffbox · 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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