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Letterbox

c. 1808 - c. 1810 · gild; mahogany (wood); gilding (material); brass (alloy); oak (wood)

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

About this work

This letter casket or box comes from Louis Napoleon's office in the royal palace. It was a new type of furniture, used to store documents for the King's attention so that servants could not read them. The casket's form is based on a shield from antiquity.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

brievenbus

Credit lineBrievendoos. c. 1808 - c. 1810. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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