Tobacco box of a tortoise shell
Also known as: Tabaksdoos van een schildpadschild
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1785
Tobacco box made of the shell of a turtle, with silver lid and mount. On the lid an engraved three-masted ship on the open sea. Marked with a crowned V. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-3877; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, silver (metal); measurements height 5 cm x width 12 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, silver (metal)
- Measurements
- height 5 cm x width 12 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 5 cm x width 12 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos van een schildpadschild
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-3877
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against decorative-arts references.