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Cylindrical; green, with central laurel wreath, crown at top, "N" in center. Guilded bamboo border. Sides: green with gilded bellflower motif. Base: flanged with red interior. Lid: domed, with profile of Napoleon on horseback with spread eagle above. White star border.
boxes (containers)
bamboo (material)
gilding
lacquering
wood (plant material)
bamboo (material)
husk (motif)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
equestrians
laurel (wood)
wreaths (costume accessories)
stars
Lacquered
Laurel Wreath
Gilded
Bamboo
Bellflower
Horseback Figures
Eagle
Star
BOX, TRINKET
In center: N [for Napoleon] Writing around edge worn; illegible.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
1949.321A,B
Unknown
France
1.688 (H), 5.688 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.321AB
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