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Cigarette Box

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1830-1874

GUSN

GUSN-70336

Description

Rectangular; blond string inlay; hinged lid with inside mirror

Details

Descriptive Terms

cigarette boxes
inlay (process)
laminating
mirrors
paper (fiber product)
rosewood (wood)
glass (material)
Rosewood
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Laminated
Inlaid
BOX, CIGARETTE

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.125 x 5.375 x 3.875 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2249

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