BoxesAmerican20th century

Cigar Box

20th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Mahogany and brass

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

22.9 x 38.1 x 27.9 cm (9 x 15 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs Gift (?) to John P. Coolidge. Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

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