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Letter Box

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-70768

Description

Burgundy tan, green inside; rectangular, conform lid; art nouveau lady; lid leaf

Details

Descriptive Terms

mailboxes
cardboard
cotton (textile)
gilding
Art Nouveau
Box, Household
Box, Letter
Box, Letter

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3852

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