Decorative arts
Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star
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- Date
- ca. 1840
- Accession number
- 2016.25.47
- Maker
- Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
- Dimensions
- 3 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm.)
- Medium
- whalebone ivory and hardwoods
- Description
- Sailor made oval box; with inlaid whalebone ivory and hardwood star design on lid.
- 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)
