Box with Medallion Top

Unknown artist

Date: 1770–1800

Medium: Rootwood tortoiseshell, ivory, gilt bronze

Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (3.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)

Country: France

Themes: Benjamin Franklin, Men

Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883

Date range

1770 – 1800

Largest dimension

8.9 cm

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