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Box, inkwell, with saw-toothed vine ornament and lid of mother-of-pearl depicting the Nativity of Christ. In the box three canisters with lids
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Box, inkwell, with saw-toothed vine ornament and lid of mother-of-pearl depicting the Nativity of Christ. In the box three canisters with lids

Hendrik Jurrien Wolters · 1773 · silver (metal); mother of pearl

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

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The Nativity. Mother-of-pearl. Middle Rhine, c. 1450 - 1475. Used as a lid on a silver ink pot. Zutphen, 1773, Hendrik Jurriën Wolters.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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boxinktkoker
Credit lineDoos, inktkoker, met gezaagd rankenornament en deksel van parelmoer waarop een voorstelling van de Geboorte van Christus. In de doos drie bussen met deksel. 1773. Hendrik Jurrien Wolters. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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