Museum number:
APM 25.402 |
Subcollection:
vignetten en tabaksverpakkingen |
Title:
brieftabak |
Keyword:
smoking men |
Description:
Tobacco vignette in letter form with rectangular shape, folded closed with a small red wax seal on the back, central front " ZU FELD UND MEER UND ALLEN ORTEN BIN ICH BEWEHRT ERFUNDEN WORDEN " (in the field and at sea and all other places I am seen as desirable), below it a mirror monogram with "NO" on the left and "10 on the right, framed through leaf work with a sitting smoking man in both bottom corners. Wax stamp reverse side with mirror monogram, with pencil year "1692". |
Date:
Period | 1730 - 1760 |
Dimensions:
General | Height | 9 cm |
Width | 12 cm | |
Thickness | 1,4 cm |
Characteristics
Material | papier |
Technique | gedrukt (inkt) |
Colour | crèmewit |
Finish | inkt, zwart |
Traces of use | ongeopend |
Production
Contintent | Europa |
Region International | West-Europa |
Country | Duitsland |
Acquisition
Year | 2016 |
Comments
Vermoedelijk is dit de enige ongeopende envelop met brieftabak. |
Literature
Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. augustus 2017, nr 195. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
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