Decorative arts

Writing Box

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1800
Accession number: 2016.25.26
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 4 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 11 in. (11.4 × 37.5 × 27.9 cm.)
Medium: wood, paint, and brass
Description: Federal period decorated writing box; interior compartment for pens; original surface, grain painted or mahoganized; with original single pull in middle of top and two original hinges; New England.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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