Lid or bottom of a snuffbox from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
Also known as: Lid or bottom of a snuffbox of mother of pearl from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1735-03-02
Mother-of-pearl lid or bottom of a snuffbox. In VOC display with similar piece with find number V83-185. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1984-29-1; its record gives material recorded as mother of pearl; measurements height 6 cm x width 10 cm x depth 0.2 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
- mother of pearl
- Measurements
- height 6 cm x width 10 cm x depth 0.2 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 6 cm x width 10 cm x depth 0.2 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Deksel of bodem van snuifdoos uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1984-29-1
- Museum classification
- snuffbox · lid
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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