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Box (France), ca. 1890
This is a box. It was made by Unknown. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is oak, brass, metal, felt, leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds.
It is inscribed
Conjoined, scrolling, foliate initials, "J.N." or "N.J." on brass shield-shaped cartouche on lid.
Cite this object as
Box (France), ca. 1890; Made by Unknown; oak, brass, metal, felt, leather; Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds; 1996-56-82-a