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Case Piece
Small work and jewelry cabinet
Maker unknown · mid-19th century
Medium
Black lacquered, gilded and painted, papier-mâché, mother-of-pearl, silk velvet, and paper linings
Dimensions
Overall: 11 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm)
Accession
1999.50.7
Credit line
Gift of George E. Dix, 1999
Culture
British
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