The front of this square brass tobacco box shows a hulling mill. On the reverse there is a corn chandler's shop, with a coat of arms with the initials WW. On the top and bottom of the box there is a lengthy song of praise to corn chandlery. One of the long narrow sides of the box acts as a lid for a shallow compartment, containing the tinder, a flint and an oval firesteel.
Specifications
| Title | tobacco box |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Brass |
| Object type |
Tobacco box
> Smoking equipment
> Personal use
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 3,2 cm Width 16 cm Depth 8,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Yellow caster:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | OM 945 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Gift M. van Hoogstraten, 1994 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1994 |
| Creation date | in circa 1700 |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
