Tobacco box
The box is rectangular. The lid is decorated with a view of Amsterdam and its harbor. The towers at the far sides are probably the Montelbaanstoren and the Schreierstoren, the rampart towers of 1512 and 1487. The box is inscribed: Amsterdam.
The underside shows a cartouche with the coat of arms of Amsterdam. The edge of the front side is decorated in the center with scrolls.
The underside shows a cartouche with the coat of arms of Amsterdam. The edge of the front side is decorated in the center with scrolls.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tobacco box
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: Dutch
- Medium: Brass, tinned
- Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in. (2.9 x 15.7 x 7.0 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Brass
- Credit Line: Gift of C. Gustave Mourraille, in memory of his sister, Miss M. Mathilde Mourraille, 1957
- Object Number: 57.108.8
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Johann Heinrich Giese
ca. 1760–65
Dutch
18th century
Dutch
18th century
probably Netherlandish
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