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Chest With Hinged Cover

This is a Chest with hinged cover. It is dated ca. 1675 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is lacquered wood faced with leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 14.6 x 47.4 x 18.4 cm (5 3/4 x 18 11/16 x 7 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Chest With Hinged Cover; lacquered wood faced with leather; H x W x D: 14.6 x 47.4 x 18.4 cm (5 3/4 x 18 11/16 x 7 1/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-48-79

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