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Image

English, England

Knife Box, late 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

English

Title

Knife Box

Year

late 1700s

Medium

Mahogany; light wood inlay

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mahogany,
  • light wood inlay

Dimensions

67.3 cm (26 1/2 inches) (height)

Place

England

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Bequest of Susan Martin Allien

Object Number

35.683

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Case for Boxes

October 16 - November 16, 1980

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