Tin Box Chest hotsell Otto SCHMIDT Gingerbread Nuremberg Cookie Box FAMOUS MEN Treasure chest Lid box curved lid

Vintage tin can in the form of a chest with curved lid to open
Topic: "Famous men from Nuremberg's great past"

Made for: Company E. Otto Schmidt, Lebkuchen, Nuremberg / Germany

On the lid and around four pages, "Famous men from Nuremberg's great past" are depicted in colored prints and their names are mentioned in old gold lettering.
The illustration shows the following 11 persons:
- Adam Kraft
- Veit Hirsvogel
- Veit Stoss
- Michael Wolgemut
- Hans von Kulmbach
- Johann Neudörfer
- Nikolaus Glockendon
- Anton Koberger
- Augustin Hirschvogel
- Peter Vischer the Elder
- Albrecht Dürer

The colorful pictures are framed by lush gold-colored ornaments and reliefs. The curved lid is attached to one side and can be opened; inside the can is shiny metallic.

Well-kept lidded box with fine age-appropriate patina, such as paint or gold abrasion and stains here and there (see photos).
(Offer without further decoration)

Marketed:
E. Otto Schmidt - Nuremberg gingerbread, honey and other fine specialties, Zollhausstraße .... Made in Germany

Metrics:
Length 31 cm - 12 2/8"
Width 20 cm - 7 7/8"
Height approx. 17 cm - 6 6/8"

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Further information on the Gothic, Middle Ages and Renaissance depictions:
- Adam Kraft - (born between hotsell 1455 and 1460 in Nuremberg; † mid-January 1509) was a German sculptor and master builder in the late Gothic period...
- Veit Hirsvogel - (born 1461 in Nuremberg; † 24 December 1526 in Nuremberg) was a German glass painter of the Renaissance...
- Veit Stoß (also: Stoss, Polish Wit Stwosz); (born c. 1447 in Horb am Neckar, Further Austria; † 1533 in Nuremberg) was a German sculptor and carver.
- Michael Wolgemut (* 1434 in Nuremberg; † 30 November 1519 ibid...) was a painter and a master of woodcuts...
- Hans von Kulmbach ... (born c. 1480 in Kulmbach; † c. 1522 in Nuremberg) was a German painter, draughtsman and graphic artist...
- Johann Neudörffer the Elder (October 1497 in Nuremberg † 12 November 1563 in Nuremberg) was a German typist and arithmetic master in Nuremberg...
- Nikolaus Glockendon (* about 1490/95; † 1533/34) was illuminator in Nuremberg...
- Anton Koberger (born c. 1440 in Nuremberg; † 3 October 1513 in Nuremberg) (also: Koburger, Coberger, Coburger) was an important German book printer, publisher and bookseller... He was the godfather of Albrecht Dürer...
- Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 †– 5 March 1553) was a German artist, surveyor and cartographer of the Renaissance...
- Peter Vischer the Elder (c. 1455 †– 7 January 1529) was a German sculptor and redsmith from the Nuremberg artist family Vischer...
- Albrecht Dürer the Younger was a German painter, graphic artist, mathematician and art theorist...
Source: Wikipedia
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