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Powder Box

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1875-1893

GUSN

GUSN-60682

Description

Wh & gilt; round; lip at base⊤ borders

Details

Descriptive Terms

spice boxes
accessories
gilding
Gilded
BOX, POWDER

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P577.1

Maker

Sarreguemines (Maker)

Location of Origin

France, LORRAINE

Dimensions

2.125 x 4 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.5092.1

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