Tobacco Box
CultureDutch
Datemid-18th century
MediumBrass and copper
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/16 × 5 × 1 3/4 inches (2.7 × 12.7 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Calvin Bonner
Object number2003.16.13
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DescriptionNarrow brass and copper box with hinged lid, which is engraved with a portrait of a crowned woman, a heart, two eyes and Dutch writing on the brass lid. The bottom, also of brass, is engraved with the form of a woman, a bust of a woman, a heart-shaped device, a set of wings, and text in Dutch. The copper sides of the box are engraved with animals, possibly dogs or deer, set within parallel vertical lines.
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