Museum number:
| APM 20.324 |
Subcollection:
| tabakscuriosa |
Title:
| tobacco box |
Keyword:
| tortoise shell, mounted |
Description:
Brass and tortoise-shell tobacco box with an oval shape with a flat bottom and vertical wall, the lid a convex shell of a water turtle, a two-sided hinge with a ring to wear the box on the belt, inside the box a conical pipe stopper. |
Date:
| Period | 1640 - 1670 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 5,1 cm |
| Width | 5 cm | |
| Length | 7,5 cm |
Characteristics
| Material | schildpad (dierlijk materiaal) |
| Technique | gesmeed |
| Colour | bruin, geel |
| Other materials | messing (metaal) |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Nederland |
| Region National | Noord-Holland (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Christie's, lot 707 |
| Letchmore Heath, Trevor Barton sr., <1975-2008 |
Literature
| Dr. Sabine Fellner (Sabine Fellner) et al., Die lasterhafte Panazee; 500 Jahre Tabakkultur in Europa. Wenen, 1992. p 60, cat I/59. Dit exemplaar (abusievelijk gedateerd eind 16e eeuw). |
| Sarah Yates, Miller's Smoking Accessories; A Collector's Guide. Londen, 2000. p 10. Dit exemplaar. |
| Anoniem, The Pipeman's Companion. Bristol, 2000. p 53. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: This English tortoiseshell tobacco container dates from 1580. |
| Don Duco, Hoogtepunten uit het Amsterdam Pipe Museum. Amsterdam, 2020. hoofdstuk: Tabaksdoos met schildpadpantser. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die lasterhafte Panazee", 11 juni 1992 - 4 oktober 1992. |
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