Museum number:
| APM 20.823b |
Subcollection:
| miscellaneous objects |
Title:
| snuff jar |
Keyword:
| weight house in Amsterdam |
Description:
Snuff tobacco jar made of Delftware with a baluster shape, flat bottom and narrow outward-going lid edge. Painted on the front in Delft blue on the left front the Boterwaag in Amsterdam between leafy branches, on the underside a lying catouche with "N.9". Bottom signature in blue "8 B:P". |
Date:
| Period | 1775 - 1795 |
Dimensions:
| Weight | 2,962 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | yellow |
| Other materials | brass (metal) |
| Finish | tinglazuur, Delftsblauw |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Delft |
| Maker #1 | Paulus Verburgh |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | North Holland |
| Town | Amsterdam |
| Maker #2 | Jillisse & Jamin |
| Mark | "8 B:P" (geschilderd, bodem oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2022 |
Comments
| Het is hoogst verwonderlijk en getuigt van een groot vakmanschap dat de pottendraaier twee potten van gelijke grootte draaide die onderling slechts 8 gram schelen! Gewicht deksel 240 gram. |
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