Snuffbox of ivory, with two flying angels carrying a heart
Also known as: Snuifdoos van ivoor, waarop twee vliegende engelen die een hart dragen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1800
Snuffbox of ivory, with two flying angels carrying a heart. Furthermore, garlands and palm branches stippled and filled with gold. A chapel is carved on the bottom. Brass mount. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-7333; its record gives material recorded as ivory, copper (metal), gold (metal); measurements height 7.75 cm x width 6 cm x depth 1.4 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ivory, copper (metal), gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 7.75 cm x width 6 cm x depth 1.4 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 7.75 cm x width 6 cm x depth 1.4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van ivoor, waarop twee vliegende engelen die een hart dragen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-7333
- Museum classification
- box · snuffbox
Catalogue references
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Research required
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