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1890-1920
GUSN-11404
A rectangular wood framed vitrine with a molded top and a projecting molded base; contains 3-D vignettes of two masted sailing ships, 3 steam vessels and a lighthouse with buildings on a cliff, in the left rear corner, all on a painted plaster sea. Comprised of various materials and painted in polychrome.
dioramas
wood (plant material)
carving (processes)
cotton (textile)
glass (material)
painting (coating)
plaster
string (fiber product)
dioramas
Glass
Wood
Plaster
Painted
Carved
Cotton
String
Box, Shadow
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
19 1/2 x 33 x 22 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Al Mack
1992.352
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