Unknown American
Box

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Box
Date1831?
Probable placeUnited States
MediumLeather, tacks, wood, newspaper, tin?
Dimensions10 3/4 x 22 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (27.3 x 56.5 x 34.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.76.159
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976

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