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Culture:American
Title:box
Date Made:19th century
Type:Container
Materials:wood, paper, leather, base metal: brass, iron
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 4 5/8 x 9 x 5/8 in.; 11.7475 x 22.86 x 1.5875 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2246
Credit Line:Gift of Henry N. Flynt and Helen Geier Flynt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Small rectangular wooden box covered with faded, old wallpaper in red, blue, and green in a stylized foliate design, and carried with a brass handle. The inside lid, which is attached to the box with leather strips nailed to the front of the lid, is covered with the same wallpaper so that the original colors can be seen. The lock is not attached.

Subjects:
Brass; Leather

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