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Sailor's Chest
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Sailor's Chest

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · iron (metal); wood (plant material); skin (collagenous material); oak (wood)

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

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Sailor's sea chest, 18th century. There was no privacy for anyone sailing on board a ship. Personal possessions were kept in a sea chest. This chest is covered in sealskin with wrought-iron mounts.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
case furnituresuitcase
Credit lineZeemanskist. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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