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.
boxes (containers)
handmade
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Box
Box
Handwritten on bottom of box: Oriental characters.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7202.1AB
Title Flower Holder Accession Number 1969.7202.2
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