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Spectacle Case of Wood(?) Externally Covered with Brown Leather and Internally with Blue Velvet
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Spectacle Case of Wood(?) Externally Covered with Brown Leather and Internally with Blue Velvet

anonymous · c. 1830 - c. 1860 · plakken; scheppen (papierbereiding); leather; cardboard; paper; velvet (fabric weave)

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

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Spectacle case of wood(?) externally covered with brown leather and internally lined with blue velvet. The opening is shaped like a snake's jaw with a flap along which a copper strip has been attached. On the case: 'A.van Emden / Amsterdam'. Belonging to spectacles BK-1978-429-A.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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brillenkoker
Credit lineBrillenkoker van hout(?) van buiten beplakt met bruin leer en van binnen met blauw fluweel. c. 1830 - c. 1860. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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