Box with Medallion Top

1800–30

Not on view

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Title: Box with Medallion Top
Date: 1800–30
Geography: Possibly made in Germany
Medium: Silver on copper
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Object Number: 83.2.87
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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