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Tortoiseshell box

1819–38
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueTortoiseshell
Dimensions1.7 x 3.2 x 4.9 cm (11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession number25.337
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsBoxes
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1896, Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson; 1925, bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson to the MFA.


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