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Tobacco box

18th century
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tobacco box
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: Dutch
  • Medium: Brass, copper
  • Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 2 in. (16.2 x 5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Brass
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George White Thorne, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.1.53
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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