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1959

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Box

This is a Box. It is dated ca. 1835 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is tortoise-shell, wood, ivory, velvet. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estelle S. Frankfurter. It is credited Gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 3.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm (1 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Box; tortoise-shell, wood, ivory, velvet; H x W x D: 3.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm (1 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.); Gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter; 1959-164-2

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