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Document box, 1603, Walnut and other woods, iron, block printed paper
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Document box

Maker unknown · 1603

Medium
Walnut and other woods, iron, block printed paper
Dimensions
wt. confirmed: 14 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 20 in., 35 lb. (36.8 × 80 × 50.8 cm, 15.9 kg)
Accession
64.101.1188
Credit line
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Culture
British
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