Box

Continental European

ca. 1735

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Box
Date: ca. 1735
Culture: Continental European
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (1.9 × 6 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, 1914
Object Number: 14.58.205
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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