Photo of collection object Box — Box, ca. 1770–90. Tortoiseshell, gold, box: 7/8 × 3 in. (2.2 × 7.6 cm); miniatures, sight: 1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3 cm). Bequest of George White Thorne, 1883, 83.1.85a, b. public-domain.

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Box

ca. 1770–90

Maker Unknown

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork, Goldwork
Formatted Medium: Tortoiseshell, gold
Medium: Tortoiseshell, Gold
Dimensions: box: 7/8 × 3 in. (2.2 × 7.6 cm); miniatures, sight: 1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3 cm)
Departments: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 83.1.85a, b
Credit Line: Bequest of George White Thorne, 1883
Rights Statement: public-domain
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