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Stacking box
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Stacking box

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · lacquering; wood (plant material); lacquer (coating); gold (metal); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The inlaid silver globules on this box represent dewdrops on flowering autumn plants. Dew is a metaphor for transience, a natural development of the autumnal theme.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineStacking box. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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