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1985

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2015

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Case Bottom for Folding Traveling Cutlery Set Case

This is a case. It is dated ca. 1690 and we acquired it in 1985. Its medium is leather, paper. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor L. Metzenberg. It is credited The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.

Its dimensions are

L x W: 9.3 x 4.4 cm (3 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Unmarked

Cite this object as

Case Bottom for Folding Traveling Cutlery Set Case; possibly Germany; leather, paper; L x W: 9.3 x 4.4 cm (3 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.); The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg; 1985-103-264-a

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