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Box (England), 1879–80
This is a Box. It was manufactured by Frederick Elkington and retailed by Elkington & Co.. It is dated 1879–80 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is leather, silk, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
It is credited Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
Its dimensions are
L x W x D (Closed): 14.4 × 18.8 × 3.2 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Box (England), 1879–80; Manufactured by Frederick Elkington; Retailed by Elkington & Co.; leather, silk, metal; L x W x D (Closed): 14.4 × 18.8 × 3.2 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 1 1/4 in.); Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund; 1997-137-8
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005.
