EditorialWriting kit, Wood (ebony?), ivory, gold, steel, metal, cork, Writing kit turned from one piece of wood to form a baluster shaft. The base of the shaft unscrews to reveal a small metal inkpot of tapered conical shape. Above a globular section, the centr...
EditorialWedding box of Arent Volckersz Akersloot and Meijnutie Cornelis Ossenhooft, Wedding box by Arent Volckersz Akersloot and Meijnutie Cornelis Ossenhooft, Round bun box of silver with screw lid, with an engraved representation on the lid: De Liefde with t...
EditorialLidded terrine and stand Terrine with lid and tray, The round tray and tray are attached to each other with a screw. The curved dish rests on a low, profiled stand ring. A pearl frame runs over the slightly raised outer edge, a double row of acanthus l...
EditorialSmell bottle of silver, flattened and circular with a screw cap. Engraved leaf edge within which I.H. v L (imburg) S (tirum), on the other side: Theodora Louisa (v Limburg Stirum) and F (rederika) J (ohanna) v L (imburg) S (tirum). Maker's mark: IT, an...
EditorialScrew closure of bottle, fragment, Screw closure of a bottle, fragment with ring, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596, tin (metal), soldering, h 5.9 cm ? d 3.2 cm.
EditorialLantern Slide - Tangyes Ltd, Screw-Shaft Bolt Forcer, circa 1910, One of 239 glass lantern slides depicting products manufactured by Tangyes Limited engineers of Birmingham, England. The images include various products such as engines, centrifugal pump...