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Small box covered with leather, in which the ornaments were pressed with bookbinders' irons
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Small box covered with leather, in which the ornaments were pressed with bookbinders' irons

anonymous · 1600 - 1699 · beech (wood); boxwood; iron (metal); leather; paper; wood (plant material); boxwood (hardwood); linen (material)

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

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Small box, covered in leather with ornaments impressed using bookbinding tools. Handle and lock of wrought iron. On four palmwood feet. Inside, varnished with marbled paper and finished with linen binding.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineKistje, met leer overtrokken waarin de ornamenten met boekbindersijzers zijn ingeperst. 1600 - 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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