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Letter Box

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-72768

Description

Brn, lt brown; rectangular, hngd slant frnt; peasant scenes; overall geom

Details

Descriptive Terms

mailboxes
inlay (process)
olive (fruit)
olive (wood)
wood (plant material)
olive (fruit)
olive (wood)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
peasants
Olive
Inlaid
Peasant
BOX, LETTER

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.75 x 10.25 x 5.25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2936

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