Box
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This gilt and tooled leather box was possibly intended for a needlecase or for a miniature or mirror.
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This gilt and tooled leather box was possibly intended for a needlecase or for a miniature or mirror.
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Title: Box
Date: 16th century
Culture: French
Medium: Leather, gilt and velvet
Dimensions: 3 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (7.7 × 10 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Leatherwork
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1930
Accession Number: 30.135.107
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