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Burmese, Burma

Manuscript chest, ca. 1800-1885

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Burmese

Title

Manuscript chest

Year

ca. 1800-1885

Medium

Gilded and lacquered wood with colored glass and mirror insets

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gold leaf,
  • lacquer,
  • wood

Dimensions

62.2 x 96.5 x 61 cm (24 1/2 x 38 x 24 inches)

Place

Burma

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection

Object Number

2004.12.4

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sumptuous Expression

June 25 - October 10, 2004

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Manuscript chest with the accession number of 2004.12.4. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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