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Powder box

Date

1865-1900

GUSN

GUSN-8079

Description

Royal blue flashing over colorless body; wheel cut scene of forest and deer. Cann-shape with flat bottom. Indented neck to receive conforming cover with facetted knop finial. Etched leafy vine on top, scrolls on edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

powder puffs
glass (material)
wheel-engraving
figure- and animal-derived motifs
deers
faceting
forests
vines
Glass
Cut
Deer
Forest
Faceted
Vine
BOX, PUFF

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

1949.485.3A,B

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.75 x 2.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.485.3AB

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