cover image: Writing box

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Writing box

Research in Progress Rectangular wooden box with ivory(?) inlay decoration in center showing cornucopia with flowers and medallion; stylized foliate and floral inlaid ivory borders along edges of lid; inlaid ivory bands at edges and corners of box. Possibly for English export.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Date published
ca. 1740
Dates
ca. 1740
Format
Wood
Pages
H x W x D: 12 x 56 x 41 cm (4 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1926-22-19
Rights
Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/10d669bccfba40364f3ce74408fc9ae7