Snuffbox of gold, oval, on the lid in an oval medallion musical instruments and flowers
Also known as: Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal, op het deksel in een ovaal medaillon muziekinstrumenten en bloemen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1782 - c. 1783
Snuffbox in three-colour gold, oval, with chased Louis XVI ornament along the edges. On the lid in an oval medallion with musical instruments and flowers. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-VBR-366; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 2.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6 cm x weight 123.28 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
- gold (metal)
- Measurements
- height 2.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6 cm x weight 123.28 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.8 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 6 cm x weight 123.28 g
Identification
- Original title
- Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal, op het deksel in een ovaal medaillon muziekinstrumenten en bloemen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-VBR-366
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
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