Box
c. 1870
Artists
Dimensions
4 x 3.5 x 4 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Walter P. Gunn, Jr. family, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 1997
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