Tobaco grater

Furniture Collection

Accession Nr.: 18635
Date of production:
second half of the 18th cent.
Place of production: Austria
Materials: boxwood; brass
Techniques: carved
Dimensions:
length: 19 cm
width: 4 cm
The curved cover shows a square-shaped field of rounded corners at the bottom there are two crowned heraldic animals, holding halberds in their paws. Above the field is a striped bowl with a symmetrical bunch of flowers. On the two sides of the vase, the initials M and K appear. The inside hides the punctured copper shredder, in a zigzag frame work. The top is decorated with two hollow shell motifs.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.38. (Vadászi Erzsébet)
  • Dohányzó Európa, 1985.. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1985. - Nr. 3.