Museum number:
APM 22.073 |
Subcollection:
smokers' utensils |
Title:
snuff rasp |
Keyword:
snuff rasp with leaf branches and cherubs |
Description:
Snuff grater or tobacco grater made of wood and metal with an elongated shape with leaves arranged symmetrically in relief on the back with an angel or fool on the underside with a vine branch in their hands. Reverse side at the top carved in a shell. Metal blade grater finely perforated with oblique shaded lines, the blade slides into the wood with a turned end. End face of the wood a reinforcement plate made of brass. |
Date:
Period | 1720 - 1750 |
Dimensions:
General | Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) |
Length | 7.2 in (18.3 cm) | |
Thickness | 0.51 in (1.3 cm) |
Characteristics
Material | wood |
Technique | carved |
Colour | brown |
Other materials | brass, iron (metal) |
Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
Continent | Europe |
Region international | Western Europe |
Country | France |
Acquisition
Year | 2015 |
Exhibition
Amsterdam Pipe Museum, tentoonstelling "Cultuur snuiven, de geheimen van snuiftabak", 27 augustus - 10 december 2016. |
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