Bag
mid 19th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueTortoise shell, mother of pearl, leather, silk braided cord, silk plain weave lining, metal (probably steel) clasp and inlay
Dimensions38 x 18.7 x 3.5 cm (14 15/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb
Accession number51.348
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Collections
ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
1820–25
first half of 19th century
second half of 19th century
19th century
early 17th century
Second half 19th century
late 19th century
late 18th to early 19th century
early 18th century
early 19th century