Tobacco jar, round, decorated with imposed garlands and medallions, with loose lid, The round tobacco jar has a loose lid and rests on three cast legs in the shape of a bird's claw on a ball. The legs are attached to an open-worked edge of ovals connected along the underside of the body connected by rosettes, closed at the top and bottom by a beaded edge. The body is constricted slightly from below and vaulted above it. It has a low straight mouth edge decorated with a pearl frame. It is driven around with a laurel pendulum, which is attached to a ring on both sides where a straight pendulum hangs, and a medallion hung from a bow is mounted on the front and back. The cast medallions display allegorical female figures, one with a cross, the other with an anchor, representing Faith and Hope respectively. The lid has a flat outer edge, adorned in gloss stitch with a band with two flung ribbons with rosettes, between rippled edges adorned. Inside, a high curved, fluted section arises, crowned by a broad straight edge with a pearl frame. The lid button is attached to the arched top, which is shaped like a pine cone on a double leaf wreath. Engraved on the underside of the bottom: to Hendrik Blankvoort, in memory of Zyn 25 Year Comptoir [office] service by Cramer. and de Roo., Wouterus Verschuur (zilversmid), Amsterdam, 1791, silver (metal), h 17 cm × d 14 cm × w 522 gr
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Tobacco jar, round, decorated, imposed garlands, medallions, loose lid, round tobacco jar, rests, three cast legs, shape, bird's claw, ball, legs, attached, open-worked edge, ovals connected, underside, body connected, rosettes, closed, top, bottom, beaded edge, body, constricted slightly, vaulted, low straight mouth edge decorated, pearl frame, driven, laurel pendulum, ring, sides, straight pendulum hangs, medallion hung, bow, mounted, front, back, cast medallions display allegorical female figures, cross, anchor, representing Faith, Hope respectively, lid, flat outer edge, adorned, gloss stitch, band, two flung ribbons, rippled edges adorned, Inside, high curved, fluted section arises, crowned, broad straight edge, lid button, arched top, shaped, pine cone, double leaf wreath, Engraved, Hendrik Blankvoort, memory, Zyn 25 Year Comptoir, office, service, Cramer, de Roo, Wouterus Verschuur, zilversmid, Amsterdam, 1791, black-and-white, metal
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