Tobacco box from the wreck of the East Indiaman Hollandia
Also known as: Tabaksdoos uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Hollandia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - in or before 1743-08-13
Tobacco box; box with lid, eroded: rectangular oblong, flat, lid and underside engraved: on lid a lion rampant with bundle of arrows enclosed by 7 coat of arms [of the United Provinces] and scrolling foliage: on underside a central panel with scene of seated man and nude woman with a veil, on either side a bird and scrolling foliage.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1980-27-H-2460; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements height 2.4 cm x width 12.2 cm x depth 5.4 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Measurements
- height 2.4 cm x width 12.2 cm x depth 5.4 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.4 cm x width 12.2 cm x depth 5.4 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Hollandia
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1980-27-H-2460
- 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.
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