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Powder Box

Date

1900

GUSN

GUSN-62231

Description

Cylindrical tortoiseshell with straight sides, flat bottom; silver monogr

Details

Descriptive Terms

spice boxes
silver (metal)
tortoise shell
metal
Silver
Shell
Unidentified Metal
BOX, POWDER

Associated Building

Original to Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3 x 3.875 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.130

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