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Humidor

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-70526

Description

Rectangular box with hinged lid; gilded edge on top

Details

Descriptive Terms

humidors
cedar (wood)
inlay (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
rosewood (wood)
veneering
tin (metal)
Cedar
Rosewood
Pewter
Inlaid
Veneered
HUMIDOR

Associated Person

Chase, Theodore, 1832-1895

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.75 x 11.875 x 6.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1225

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