Etched brass container; long cylindrical piece w/ hinged crowned lid on side; attached to small jar-shaped container w/ scallop-shell hinge lid. Artifact etched in linked geometric design, asst. border designs.
vials
brass (alloy)
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
Brass
Etched
VIAL
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
India
1.5 x 7.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2320
New York state (United States)
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