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Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
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Probably once part of a toilet service, this five-lobed box is based on a Japanese lacquer prototype and may have been placed on a matching stand.
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Title: Box
Manufactory:
Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
Date: ca. 1730
Culture: German, Meissen
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: 2 × 3 11/16 in. (5.1 × 9.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.356.491a, b
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