Tobacco Box
CultureDutch
Dateca. 1760-1780
MediumBrass and iron
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 2 1/2 × 6 3/16 inches (2.54 × 6.35 × 15.72 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Calvin Bonner
Object number2003.16.11
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DescriptionA narrow brass box with hinged lid, which is engraved with a scene in a cartouche of a couple at a fountain collecting water with camels and herders in the background. There are two rococo-style cartouches with text, probably Biblical verses, on either side of the central cartouche. The bottom of the box is engraved with a text in a cartouche. The front side of the box has engraved floral decorations.
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