Tobacco box with a bathing woman

anonymous, 1724 - 1750

During the 18th century, engraving in silver was an art reserved primarily for small objects, such as tobacco boxes. A new development in this period was experimentation in colour. For this box, the artist used different kinds of metal to make the scene appear more realistic. The young woman’s white body is made of silver, her nipples of copper.

  • Artwork typetobacco box
  • Object numberBK-1986-27
  • Dimensionsheight 2.5 cm x length 12.4 cm x width 7.4 cm x weight 214 g
  • Physical characteristicszilver, koper, messing, gezwart metaal

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tobacco box with a bathing woman

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1986-27

  • Description

    Tabaksdoos van zilver. In het deksel is een zilveren plaat gevat, die aan de bovenzijde en onderzijde gegraveerd is met de voorstelling van een zich bij een stroom badende nymph in een landschap, de voorstellingen zijn gelijk maar spiegelbeeldig. De voorstelling is ingekleurd alsof het geel koper, rood koper en tin is.

Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1724 - 1750

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, koper, messing, gezwart metaal

  • Dimensions

    height 2.5 cm x length 12.4 cm x width 7.4 cm x weight 214 g

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of E.G.M. van den Honert-Wijers

  • Acquisition

    gift 1986

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • 'Recent Acquisitions at the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: Supplement', The Burlington Magazine 132 (1990) nr. 1047, p. 447, afb. XVII.

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