Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Oblong box (a) with rounded ends, reinforced on one side. Slip-over cover (b), open on one end. Both box and cover lacquered green; sides of box and bottom of cover painted with gold; reinforced part of box and top and sides of cover decorared with polychrome flowers, birds, and butterflies.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Date
19th century
Accession Number
1943-1-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts
Pencil box
Medium
papier mache, paint, gilding
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm (8 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
made in
Iran
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1943-1-1-a_b