Box
Unknown artist
Date: 18th century
Medium: Wood with mother-of-pearl, ivory, and glass
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Shell
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Themes: Ducks
Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. Nina Houser Peebles, 1956
Date range
1736 – 1795
Largest dimension
11.4 cm
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