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Historic New England
Digitized Museum Collections
Writing Box
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Item Information
Title:
Writing Box
Description:
Wooden box with sloping cover and canted corners; painted black with mother of pearl inlay of far eastern buildings and landscape; interior lined with peach colored paper with many slots for letters, pens, etc.
Date:
1855–1865
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
inlay (process)
mother of pearl
painting (coating)
papier mâché
wood (plant material)
portable desks
desks
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Mother-of-Pearl
Papier Mache
Painted
Inlaid
Places:
New Hampshire
>
Rockingham (county)
>
Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
5.125 in. x 9 in. x 5 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/5252
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.616
Identifier:
5252
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