Museum number:
| APM 18.281 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pocket tobacco box |
Keyword:
| AD monogram of Alfred Dunhill |
Description:
| Tabaksdoos van zilver met ovaal model, zogenaamde knijpdoos met verzonken deksel. Glad met centraal op deksel monogram "AD". Inwendig springveer en sluitpen, sporen van verguldsel, zilvermerken met jaarletter, meesterteken en meer. |
Date:
| Year | 1897 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 3.31 in (8.4 cm) |
| Thickness | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | silver (metal) |
| Technique | chased / embossed |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Cheshire |
| Town | Chester |
| Mark | (zilvermerken) (ingeslagen, deksel bz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2006 |
| Provenance | Londen, Peter Tilley |
| Londen, Alfred Dunhill Pipes Limited, 1952-2006 | |
| Londen, Alfred Dunhill, 1897-1952, nr B181 |
Comments
| Persoonlijke tabaksdoos van Alfred Dunhill. |
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