portable chest

Anoniem (in circa 1680)

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Bouly asked

Is the inventory number of this item available?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Bouly,
There is an inventory number available for this item (as well as all other items). You can find it under the tab ‘Show all details’ under the artwork specifications.
Kind regards,
Nina

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This portable wooden chest is entirely covered with thin layer of extremely finely carved ivory. It was made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and was already in the possession of the Van Rijckevorsel family in Rotterdam in the 18th century.

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Title	portable chest
Material and technique	Ivory, silver, wood
Object type	Portable chest > Cabinet > Cupboard > Furniture > Living > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 50,3 cm Width 67,4 cm Depth 43,5 cm
Artists	Furniture maker: Anoniem
Accession number	Div. M 69 (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased 1945
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1945
Creation date	in circa 1680
Internal exhibitions	Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013)
Material	Ivory > Animal material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Silver > Precious metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Portable chest > Cabinet > Cupboard > Furniture > Living > Utensil
Geographical origin	Sri Lanka > South Asia > Asia