Tobacco box Dejima
Also known as: Tabaksdoos Deshima
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1730
Tobacco box Dejima — Rijksmuseum object NG-313. Dated by the museum: c. 1730. Museum attribution: anonymous. Material: silver (metal), gilding (material). Museum description: Oval tobacco box: lid decorated with hawthorn tendrils in shallow relief.
In the centre, oval cartouche with initials. Along the bottom and top edges 2x four cartouches with inscriptions and 2x four cartouches with floral motifs. Underside decorated with small landscape in relief. Inside of box gilded. Inscription; lid centre: H:T, along the edge: OPHET / EYLAND / DECIMA / JAPAN / TEN / COMPT / NANGA / SACKI.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver (metal) · gilding (material)
- Dimensions museum
- height 6.3 cm x width 11 cm x depth 4 cm x weight 184 g
Identification
- Original title
- Tabaksdoos Deshima
- Museum object number
- NG-313
- Museum classification
- tobacco box
Catalogue references
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