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Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star

Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star

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Additional Title(s)
  • Scrimshaw Oval Box
Collections
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 view
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