cricket cage and base

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Description

Upright rectangular cage (a) with two parallels and concealed door; attached by small brads to black lacquered wood base (b) with cabriole legs set at angles. Inside cage, imitation black beetle and winged insect (dragon fly?) attached to bars.

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1916-40-3-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

containers

Decorative Arts

cricket cage and base

Medium

Rattan, bamboo, lacquered wood (base); fiber, paper, silk, feathers (imitation insects)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10.5 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)

made in

Japan

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45d0a0ae3-7b4e-4051-91f3-4fc21c02ce1a

Record ID

chndm_1916-40-3-a_b

cricket cage and base

Object Details

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Date

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