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Small rectangular black lacquered box w/ bronzed edges on 4 bracket feet; hinged front door w/ inset panel w/ gilded, crested bird, orchids and curvalinear leaves; sides and top have gilded Japanese maple leaves and curvalinear line decorations; front door has applied pierced, incised hinges, lock plate and triangular corner mounts; inside 3 drawers w/ gilded heart-shaped leaf and stem motifs (also on inside of door); scalloped cast metal drop handles; larger scalloped handle on top.
boxes (containers)
casting (process)
gilding
incising
lacquering
metal
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Metal
Lacquered
Gilded
Incised
Slip Cast
BOX, JEWELRY
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
6.625 x 5.188 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.388
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