Box

Manufactory Possibly made at Meissen Manufactory German

probably 19th century

Not on view

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Title: Box
Manufactory: Possibly made at Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
Date: probably 19th century
Culture: German, possibly Meissen
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (3.8 × 9.2 × 5.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Object Number: 89.2.140
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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