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1834-1933
GUSN-6538
Modified pentagonal shaped; leather covered; embossed gilt; sunflower design on flat top of box with the initials "J.R.M."; brass latch on side front; three C and S scrolled gilt bands on side of box; red velvet interior.
boxes (containers)
brass (alloy)
embossing
gilding
leather
velvet (fabric weave)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Leather
Velvet
Brass
Sunflower
Embossed
Gilded
BOX, JEWELRY
J.R.M. (James Rundlet May); illegible label on bottom.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
4.875 (W) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1330
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