Tobacco box
Oval brass tobacco box engraved on lid and base. Engraving of the Grim Reaper with a skeleton at his feet holding a sandglass aloft, approaching an old man seated nearby. Engraving of an Eastern Potentate being presented with a human head on the base with the date 'Anno 1607'. Interior plain except for perpetual calendar on inside of lid.
Object details
| ID: | AST0698 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Tobacco box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 17th century; 1607 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 x 125 x 100 mm |