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On Display: House - Vauxhall Room
Box (Tobacco box)
1740-1800
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.2558
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2558
Object Name
Box (Tobacco box)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as Amsterdam, North Netherlands by a previous cataloguer; Fennimore identified the location as Netherlands only (p.317).
Date
1740-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top of lid
Inscription: "De Groenlansse/ Visserey", incised in script
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of base
Inscription: "Groenlant Vissert uyt/ het [ ]ijs", incised in script
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Brass
Techniques
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
1.374 (H) x 2 (D) x 7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.49 (H) x 5.08 (D) x 17.78 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.208, p.317