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Letter Box

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-70709

Description

Black and gilt rectangular letter box with a hingd dome lid, compartmentalized

Details

Descriptive Terms

mailboxes
gilding
leather
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Box, Household
Box, Letter
Leather
Silk
Gilded
Box, Letter

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1969.2128.1

Maker

Briggs, Manufacturer (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2428.1

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