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ca. 1850
GUSN-179666
Miniature watercolor set (unused) with two brushes and eleven colors. Lid has applied decoration of "Earl of Ashburnham's House." Wooden box with cover that slides over top for closure. Small indent on cover to pull box open. Colors inside box each with relief image of leaping lion. Inside divided into three compartments.
painting equipment
wood (plant material)
paint (coating)
Box, Artist's
"Earl of Ashburnham's House" (printed)
"[illegible]"
Unknown
2 1/2 (W), 5/8 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather
1993.735
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