Antique Dutch 18th Century Engraved Brass Oval Tobacco Box

On the hinged lid engraved with the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. On the top the text:
Trekt mijn naar U en wij zullen -   Lopen in den r     sal vinge.  (Pull me to thou and we shall walk into the holy kingdom) The bottom with floral motifs and small repair.

The Netherlands,
Circa 1760

Length: 15 cm.   (5,9 inches.)
Width:    5,7 cm. (2,2 inches.)
Height:   3,2 cm. (1,3 inches.)    
Weight: 157 grams.