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Japanned, lacquer box. Black and gilded foliate decoration w/ center medallions of Asian figures gathered outside a compound of structures. Corniced lid w/ ogee molding; bulbous base w bracket feet. Interior top tray lined in red velvet.
boxes (containers)
japanning
lacquering
wood (plant material)
Lacquered
Japanned
BOX, JEWELRY
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
5.75 x 9.75 x 7 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1813
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