GUSN-5653
A) Rectangular box; hinged lid; top and sides covered with maroon covered leather; interior is divided into three compartments; for king size cigarettes. B) A printed note inside the box.
cigarette boxes
leather
mahogany (wood)
Mahogany
Leather
BOX, CIGARETTE
A) On the lid is stamped in gilt, the insignia of Harvard, and the initials ""R.M."" and the inscription ""IN APPRECIATION FOR SERVICE TO HARVARD."" B) Note states ""WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT.""
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
1971.925A,B
Unknown
Gift of Ralph May
1971.925AB
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