Tobaco grater
| Accession Nr.: | 18634 |
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| Date of production: |
first half of the 18th century
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| Place of production: | Austria |
| Materials: | boxwood; iron plate |
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| Techniques: | carved |
| Dimensions: |
length: 16 cm
height: 3,5 cm
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The curved plate shows three fields with different scenes: 1. A traveller in knickerbockers, supporting himself with a stick, leading a pack-laden donkey. 2. A traveller entering a house. 3- Two travellers with backpacks. The function, material and technique of manufacture of this piece are identical with the tobacco shredders made in France however, its decoration is much simpler than that of the French ones.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.34. (Vadászi Erzsébet)
- Dohányzó Európa, 1985.. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1985. - Nr. 2.
