Tobacco box

Unknown

18th century · Brass, copper · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The box is oblong with rounded ends. The lid's central field depicts a couple in a landscape, the man offering a flower to the woman. At either end, surrounded by leaf scrolls, is the following inscription: Daar is het roosien/ rnij suijker doosie (There is my rosie / my sweetie pie). The underside shows a similar landscape in which the same couple reach out to each other. Inscribed at left and right: Daar is mij troul / o soeten iuffervrou (There is my faithfulness / o sweet miss). The rims are lined. The front side is engraved with a hunting scene. The rounded ends and back side show chevron ornament.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Brass, copper

Culture

Dutch

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of George White Thorne, 1883