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1850-1875
GUSN-73283
Black and purple rectangular box kit with tapering, fitted velvet interior, pinchd lid; cartouche
housewives (containers)
needlework (visual works)
brass (alloy)
ebony (wood)
gold (metal)
inlay (process)
mother of pearl
plating (metal coating)
steel (alloy)
wood (plant material)
cartouches (ornament)
Kit, Needlework
Inlaid
Ebony
Brass
Gold Plate
Plated
Steel
Cartouche
Mother-of-Pearl
Kit, Needlework
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Mon. Cochin, House of Cochin (Maker)
Paris, France
5 x 2 5/8 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.3346
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