Box

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  • Box
DateEarly 18th century
MediumTortoiseshell, ormolu, silver
Dimensions2 1/4h × 4 7/8w × 2 3/4d inches

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1357
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Miklos Balla Rare Antiques, New York]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, November, 1976; given to MFAH, 1996.

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