Tobacco box
Category
Silver
Date
1772 - 1863
Materials
Silver
Measurements
140 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656449
Summary
A Dutch silver tobacco box, maker's mark a tree, possibly Jan Rooseboom, Amsterdam, 1772, the oval body is engraved on the lid with a battle scene and the legend "27KON:19" and on the base with Daniel in the den of lions, basket weave sides and wrigglework borders, the interior with an inscription dated 1863.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013