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Of rectangular form with a ringed lid and gilt wash. It is incised and has a Renaissance style decoration. It is heightened with red, blue, green and gold paint.
boxes (containers)
wash technique
gilding
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Renaissance Revival
Painted
Gilt Wash
Renaissance Revival
BOX, TRINKET
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
Italy
2 x 4 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.9
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