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Covered Writing Box
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Covered Writing Box

DateEarly 20th century
MediumBlack lacquer with gold and gold-speckled decoration, metal alloy
Dimensions4.5 × 21 × 22.8 cm. (1 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 9 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore
Object number2019.214
ON VIEW Levy Gallery 1, Case 02/C
Last Updated1/11/24
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