Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star
Maker
Unknown, American
Additional Title(s)
- Scrimshaw Oval Box
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1840
Mediumwhalebone ivory and hardwoods
Dimensions3 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm.)
DescriptionSailor made oval box; with inlaid whalebone ivory and hardwood star design on lid.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On viewObject number2016.25.47
Unknown, Chinese, 19th Century
1850 - 1911
Object number: 2007.12.3
Unknown, American
ca. 1820 - 1840
Object number: 2016.25.29
Unknown, American, 19th Century
1850-1899
Object number: 2024.26.17
