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1890-1910
GUSN-17775
Round lacquer covered box w/ gilt decoration. Bird on branches on lid. Vine decoration around base.
boxes (containers)
lacquering
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
vines
Lacquered
Bird
Vine
BOX, TRINKET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.5 (H), 2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1917
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