Tobacco box from the wreck of the East Indiaman Hollandia with engraving of the Prodigal Son
Also known as: Brass tobacco box with engraved scenes of the Prodigal Son from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - in or before 1743-08-13
Tobacco box; box with lid, oval, flat, domed, moulded rim, both sides engraved with scenes of the Prodigal Son (inscriptions: lid [de verloore soon], underside [al verteert]), applied five-lugged hinge.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1980-27-H-2021; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements height 3.6 cm x width 11.9 cm x depth 6.7 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Measurements
- height 3.6 cm x width 11.9 cm x depth 6.7 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.6 cm x width 11.9 cm x depth 6.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Hollandia met gravering van de verloren zoon
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1980-27-H-2021
- 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
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