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When wound up, the bird turns and flutters its wings while music plays. These "singing bird" boxes were especially popular in the East.
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Title: Musical box
Date: ca. 1820
Culture: Swiss, Geneva
Medium: Gold, enamel, diamonds
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (3.5 x 8.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit Line: The Frederic Danne Bequest, given by Frances L. Wilson, 1907
Accession Number: 09.127.3a–c
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