Japanese lacquered box w/ hinged lid. Gilt decoration on lid, mostly floral detail.
boxes (containers)
gilding
lacquering
wood (plant material)
Lacquered
Gilded
BOX, TRINKET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
4.5 x 10.75 x 7.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.266
New York state (United States)
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