Tobacco Box
CultureDutch
Date1754
MediumBrass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 2 9/16 × 5 inches (2.86 × 6.51 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Calvin Bonner
Object number2003.16.12
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DescriptionNarrow brass box with hinged lid. The lid is engraved with four metalworkers in a foundry. The bottom is decorated with engravings showing the interior of a shop with a female clerk, a male helper and a male customer. Text is engraved around the sides of the box. On the front of the box is engraved the date: "July 30, 1754".
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