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Ivory swift mounted on inlaid mahogany box with one drawer; box rests on platform with scroll-like decorations at each corner and small round feet.
swifts
ivory (tooth component)
wood (plant material)
inlay (process)
turning (shaping process)
Ivory
Inlay
Swift
Unknown
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.921
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