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Handkerchief Box

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-70333

Description

Square; accordion sides; blue lining; carved buckles; footed; Handkerchieves

Details

Descriptive Terms

handkerchief boxes
accessories
leather
pearl (animal material)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Box, Accessory
Box, Handkerchief
Box, Handkerchief

Associated Person

Codman, Alice "Ahla" Newbold, 1866-1923

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2246

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