Cigarette Box
c. 1930-c. 1935
Artists
Description
Dark green box with black lid. Faux green and blue gems on lid and latch. Opens to reveal red interior; the monogram AHA in gold on interior of lid. Folding gold-colored hinge. Two maker's marks stamped on inside rim: diamond shape; illegible.
Dimensions
4.45 x 13.65 x 8.89 cm (1 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. Nathaniel Bowditch Potter, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1962.
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