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An inlaid mahogony watch case, of clock-face shape with arched base. The demi-lune top is edged with brass above thin strips of bone outline conforming to the shape of the bone diamond-shaped inlay, with four round inlaid pieces of ebony at each corner. An open round center reveals the watch, where, inside it has a hollowed place for the watch; also has a hinged door and small brass latch.
cases (containers)
watches
bone (material)
brass (alloy)
cutting (dividing)
ebony (wood)
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
nailing
Mahogany
Bone
Ebony
Brass
Inlaid
Cut
Nailed
CASE, WATCH
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
4.75 x 3.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1219
Title Pocket Watch Accession Number 1991.1220
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