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Box

Date:: 15th century
Culture:: Italian
Medium:: Leather (Cuir bouilli), on wood core with textile interior
Dimensions:: Overall: 3 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9 x 7.3 x 7 cm)
Classification:: Leatherwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1949
Accession Number:: 49.61.1a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 307

Provenance

Brummer Gallery, Paris and New York (sale, 1949)]; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York (May 11–14, 1949, no. 93)]; Alastair Bradley Martin, Glen Head, NY (until 1949)
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