tobacco-box

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Object Type
Museum number: 1972,0402.1
Description: Tobacco-box; brass; hinged lid; raised relief; battle scenes of Torgau(lid) and Liegnitz(base); inscription; embossed scrollwork, trophies, nude and semi-nude figures.
Production place: Made in: Iserlohn (?); Made in: Elberfeld (?)
Materials
Technique: engraved; relief; embossed
Dimensions: Height: 3.40 centimetres; Length: 16.20 centimetres; Width: 4.80 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Associated dates : 1760 (Torgau and Liegnitz).
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Named in inscription: Leopold von Daun; Associated with: Frederick II, King of Prussia
Associated events: Associated Event: Battle of Torgau; Associated Event: Battle of Liegnitz; Associated Event: Seven Years War
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1972
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1972,0402.1
Conservation

Free entry