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Box And Cover (France)

This is a box and cover. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is tortoiseshell, gold (rose), gold (yellow), ivory (painted). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 3.8 x 7.3 cm (1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.)

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Box And Cover (France); tortoiseshell, gold (rose), gold (yellow), ivory (painted); H x diam.: 3.8 x 7.3 cm (1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-87-a,b

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