Add to albumThis is the top of a silver tobacco box made in Glasgow in 1685-6 by Robert Brock.
The front is engraved with a heraldic shield surrounded by foliage with the initials 'IR' underneath.
Robert Brock became a member of the Glasgow Incorporation of Hammermen in 1673.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-785-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.MEQ 1557
- Date: 1685-6
c. 1685
- Material: Silver. Inscription: RB [monogram]; tree, fish etc [Glasgow mark, rubbed]; RB [monogram]; e [gothic]; on base: 1687 / The Gift of JOHN.RAE Esq; TO Joseph Allan / 1762; on lid: a shield [chevron between two running stags in chief and one in base, a helm an
Box, tobacco
- Dimensions: 22 mm H x 87 mm L x 72 mm W
- What: Box, tobacco
- Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
- Who: John Rae (Presenter)
Joseph Allan (Owner)
Robert Brock, Glasgow (Silversmith)
- Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
- Event:
- Description: Oval silver tobacco box by Robert Brock, Glasgow, c. 1685, the lid engraved with a shield and the base inscribed "The Gift of John Rae Esq. to Joseph Allan"
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