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Box

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1841

GUSN

GUSN-37127

Description

Small lacquered box with a spring hinged lid. Deep brown lacquer with small red spatters and metalic gold and green clustered lines.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
Box
Box

Associated Person

Whiting, Charles, 1799-1831

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Calcutta, India

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Cummings

Accession Number

1934.1894

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