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Snuffbox of C.H. Ver Huell

Also known as: Snuifdoos van C.H. Ver Huell

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1794 - c. 1797

Square silver snuffbox, gilded inside. On the lid the crowned coat of arms with mantle of Admiral C.H. Ver Huell is engraved. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-11003; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique gild; measurements height 3 cm x length 7.5 cm x width 5 cm x weight 138 g.

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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
gild
Measurements
height 3 cm x length 7.5 cm x width 5 cm x weight 138 g
Dimensions museum
height 3 cm x length 7.5 cm x width 5 cm x weight 138 g

Identification

Original title
Snuifdoos van C.H. Ver Huell
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-NM-11003
Museum classification
snuffbox

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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