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Decorated Box with Floral and Bamboo Designs and Korean Secret Lock
Decorated Box with Floral and Bamboo Designs and Korean Secret Lock
Object Number 991-12-60/15071A
Display Title Decorated Box with Floral and Bamboo Designs and Korean Secret Lock
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Decorated box with floral and bamboo design. Korean secret lock with slidetop. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 13.7 cm. (?) x 11 cm. (?) x 7.3 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Box, heavy metal, etched floral motif, sliding lid, brass handle, copper rivets
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Korea
Materials Steel?, Brass, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 11 x 7.3 cm (5 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15071A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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