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Document Box

Date

1835-1864

GUSN

GUSN-69931

Description

Rectangular black box with tack motifs. It has a handle and hinged lid with a lock. The interior is blue and white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

document containers
brass (alloy)
leather
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
upholstering
Leather
Brass
Unidentified Paper
Upholstered
Box, Document

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Holmes (Maker)
Vr (Patent holder)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA; USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2943

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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