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Leather Chest
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Leather Chest

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1900 · blocked; leather; silver (metal); bone (material)

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

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Leather sheath with an embossed pattern of circles and stars and marked: R.B. 1776. In the sheath, a knife with a bone handle depicting the seven cardinal virtues. Decorated with a silver band. Also in the sheath, a matching fork with a slightly smaller handle.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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messchede
Credit lineMesschede van leer. c. 1600 - c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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