The rectangular copper tobacco box with hinged lid engraved on the top with a bible scene of the Old Testament, Genesis 27, were Isaac blesses his second son instead of his first son Esau and the Dutch text:
Jacob wert geseegent. Jacob was blessed
Surrounded with floral swags and a male and female head in a circle. (Isaac & Rebecca). The bottom en suite with a scene from Genesis 25 : 29-34 and the text:
Esau verkoopt sijn erste reght. Esau sells his first right.
The Netherlands,
About 1720.
Height: 3,5 cm. (1,4 inches.)
Length: 12,5 cm. (4,9 inches.)
Width: 5,3 cm. (2,1 inches.)
Weight: 160 grams.