Letter case and comb
This letter case and comb belonged to Ambassador Thomas Hees when he was in Algiers. Under the flap of the case is an embroidered inscription: 'His Excellency Sir Thomas Hees Ambassador of the States General of the United Netherlands 1676'. Letter cases are comparable to contemporary portfolios. Hees kept his papers in it, as well as this large tortoiseshell comb. The case is lying on the table in the portrait of the ambassador.
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Letter case and comb
This letter case and comb belonged to Ambassador Thomas Hees when he was in Algiers. Under the flap of the case is an embroidered inscription: 'His Excellency Sir Thomas Hees Ambassador of the States General of the United Netherlands 1676'. Letter cases are comparable to contemporary portfolios. Hees kept his papers in it, as well as this large tortoiseshell comb. The case is lying on the table in the portrait of the ambassador.
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Bruikleen van het Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
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On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
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Deze brieventas en kam waren p ...... assadeur ligt de tas op tafel.
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This letter case and comb belo ...... he portrait of the ambassador.
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Rijksmuseum
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Brieventas en kam
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Letter case and comb
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c. 1600 - c. 1700
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ca. 1600 - ca. 1700
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kam breedte 21 cm
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kam gewicht 27 gr
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kam lengte 13,2 cm
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length 13.2 cm
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length 16.7 cm
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length 24.9 cm
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tas breedte 28,3 cm
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tas dikte 0,8 cm
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tas gewicht 131,5 gr
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tas lengte 16,7 cm
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Collectie: accessoires
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Collection: accessories
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