Box

Attributed to Pierre Hache

ca. 1740

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Title: Box
Maker: Attributed to Pierre Hache (Grenoble, France, 1705–1776)
Date: ca. 1740
Culture: French, Grenoble
Medium: Walnut, burr-walnut veneer and other woods, mother-of-pearl, ivory and wrought iron
Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 × 17 × 12 in. (19.1 × 43.2 × 30.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number: 64.101.1222
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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