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Box for a Flower Holder

Date

1890-1900

GUSN

GUSN-13630

Description

Rectangular shape; removable top; exterior covered with blue and cream silk woven with Oriental floral/tile pattern; top lined with yellow paper; bottom lined with coral paper and silk; bottom shaped to hold silver flower holder.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
handmade
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Box
Box

Inscription

Handwritten on bottom of box: Oriental characters.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.7202.1AB

Related Items

Title Flower Holder Accession Number 1969.7202.2

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