Tobacco Box
maker
Unknown
Date1760
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumBrass
Dimensions3.3 x 16.5 x 4.8 cm (1 5/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM3e11
eMuseum ID720100
EmbARK ObjectID11069
TMS Source ID319
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1935), p. 40.
MarksNotesInscribed (on front of box): die deese does draagt in Sijn Sack heeft - / Niet van doen een Allemeack [One who carries this in his pocket / Does not need an almanac]
Inscribed (on back of box): geen kunst maar Rijckdom kan men Verliesen / daarom wilt kunst voor rijckdom kiesen [Not art, but wealth one can lose / Therefore choose art before (above) wealth]
Inscribed (on top of box, left): voor Christus / 45
Inscribed (on top of box, middle): [perpetual calendar, with the date 1760]
Inscribed (on top of box, right): 1482
Inscribed (on bottom of box, top): 1497
Inscribed (on bottom of box, center): [numerical chart for measuring ship speed]
Inscribed (on back of box): geen kunst maar Rijckdom kan men Verliesen / daarom wilt kunst voor rijckdom kiesen [Not art, but wealth one can lose / Therefore choose art before (above) wealth]
Inscribed (on top of box, left): voor Christus / 45
Inscribed (on top of box, middle): [perpetual calendar, with the date 1760]
Inscribed (on top of box, right): 1482
Inscribed (on bottom of box, top): 1497
Inscribed (on bottom of box, center): [numerical chart for measuring ship speed]
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
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