Box

German

ca. 1770

Not on view

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Title: Box
Date: ca. 1770
Culture: German
Medium: Silver, silver gilt, enamel, moss agates
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/16 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (2.7 × 8.9 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
Object Number: 14.58.213
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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