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Date1800s
Terms
- Writing Boxes
- Gilt
- Steel
- Velvet
- Lacquer
- Wood
Dimensions9.52 × 26.04 × 20.96 cm (3 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Object numberF2130A
DescriptionWriting box to hold writing utensils. Black lacquer with gilt decoration and mother-of-pearl inlay on lid. Red velvet interior lining. The lid and velvet-lined portion of interior can be removed. Inside, pages from a workbook (manuscript on paper entitled: Moonlight on the Sea) and two steel quill or pen tips in the shape of hands. Also, a key.
Object number: F1416
Object number: F2043
Object number: H2044.0001
