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Knife Boxes, ca. 1920, Mahogany and light and dark wood inlays

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Knife Boxes

Maker unknown · England · ca. 1920

Medium: Mahogany and light and dark wood inlays
Dimensions: 13.9 x 8.6 x 11.1 in. (35.2 x 21.9 x 28.3 cm)
Accession: 1970.98.5a-b
Credit line: Yale University Art Gallery

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