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Trinket Box

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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0322
Description
Almost cylindrical, lidded container with ridged base, overall black ground with gold branch flower decoration. Container widens from base to top, glossy black lacquer interior, lid fits tightly over rim.
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Title
Trinket Box
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
wood
Dimensions
6.3 x 6.2 cm
Description
Almost cylindrical, lidded container with ridged base, overall black ground with gold branch flower decoration. Container widens from base to top, glossy black lacquer interior, lid fits tightly over rim.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
Japanese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0322
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