Museum number:
| APM 25.031 |
Subcollection:
| labels and tobacco wrappers |
Title:
| tabaksvignet |
Keyword:
| three birds |
Description:
Tobacco vignette on paper with inside a thin but Louis XV frame of c-volutes a beautifully detailed representation of a standing merchant leaning right against a large tobacco barrel, in the center a stack of sealed tobacco packs and on the left in the background a three-mast with rising mirror and the sails pulled down, in front of it a large half-opened square basket and a bale, in the center in the sky a coat of arms on which three birds turned to the left, the shield crowned by a rocaille and surrounded by some palm leaves, the bottom edge of the illutration empty for a text to be added. |
Date:
| Period | 1755 - 1790 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
| Width | 4.29 in (10.9 cm) | |
| Other dimensions | Papierformaat: Hoogte: 16,9 cm, Breedte: 13,9 cm | |
Characteristics
| Material | paper |
| Technique | printed |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | inkt, zwart |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1992 |
| Provenance | Dordrecht, antiquariaat |
| Rotterdam, particulier bezit, c. 1965-1992 |
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