Object Details
Description
Upright rectangular cage with peaked roof having loop handle at top, zigzag wire along front and side edges; swinging door on spring; red-painted wood base with four circular wire feet.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Date
ca. 1903
Accession Number
1916-40-7
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
containers
Decorative Arts
Cricket cage
Medium
Metal wire, stained wood
Dimensions
H x W x D (handle extended vertically): 12.4 x 8 x 6 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
made in
Florence, Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1916-40-7