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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Box
Date Made:ca. 1740-1750
Type:Container
Materials:Silver and tortoise shell
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:Overall: 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.6 cm x 7 cm x 2.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1986.33.109
Credit Line:Bequest of Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Oval. From original file: Very thin tortoise shell panels mounted as shallow box. Top lifts on small book-hinge. Filigree work on top displays four shells, two birds with open wings on a branch, and leaves and scrolls. Bottom is very loose.

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