Bride Box
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Cedar
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 13 x 7 3/8 in. (13.3 x 33 x 18.7 cm)
Culture: European
Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
Date range
1777 – 1780
Largest dimension
18.7 cm
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