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Duck-form container

18th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueMother-of-pearl, ivory and lacquer
DimensionsH. 5.7 x L. 8.4 x W. 4.6 cm (2 1/4 x 3 5/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift by Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Cartwright
Accession number1970.503
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1970, purchased in France by Carroll Cartwright and Constance Cartwright (b. 1920 –d. 2014), New York [see note 1]; 1970, gift of Carroll and Constance Cartwright to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1970)

NOTES:
[1] This is one of a pair of lacquer ducks acquired by Mrs. Cartwright and her husband. According to her paperwork she acquired them from “Christy, Paris.”

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