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1926

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Writing Box (India)

This is a Writing box. It is dated ca. 1740 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12 x 56 x 41 cm (4 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)

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Writing Box (India); wood; H x W x D: 12 x 56 x 41 cm (4 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-19

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