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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ProvenanceInherited by Misses Aimee and Rosamund Lamb; Gift to the MFA, 1951
1820–25
first half of 19th century
17th–18th century
probably 18th century
early 17th century
About 1850