Tobacco box, 1750 - 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750 - 1800
Rectangular tobacco box with rounded corners of red and yellow brass, with scenes and inscription on lid and base. Lid: relief including allegorical scenes of the 4 continents, ships setting sail, a smoking company, and 7 coats of arms (of the United Provinces), inscription: (see inventory form).
Base: relief including scene of a garden balustrade with statue of Mercury and merchants by a bale of merchandise, with inscription. Box otherwise of yellow brass. Signed; top, bottom centre: GIESE f. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1973-7; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements height 3.8 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 15.3 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
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Measurements
- height 3.8 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 15.3 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.8 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 15.3 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1973-7
- Museum classification
- box · tobacco box
Catalogue references
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