Box, Trinket
- Object Name:
- Box, Trinket
- Object ID:
- 1922.006.17
- Description:
- Box, trinket, rectangular. Agate and gold. Moss agate. Backside, two pieces of moss agate side-by-side. Rest of surfaces all single pieces. Top and bottom, chamfered edges that fit into metal framework. All edges metal. At corners, applied metal posts with ball feet, probably agate. Little thumb lip front edge of cover. Five-knuckle hinge built into top cover and rail at back. Enclosed, exterior surfaces of metal have small, repetitive design. Plain band around at very top edge about the repetitive design. Inside edges all finished and smooth. Stone corners mitered at front corners and back corners. On inside, side pieces, front, and back pieces all chamfered. Small sea horse carcass inside, 2.2" high. Self-adhesive paper label on bottom, pencil: "Kimball / Coll".
- Material:
- Stone
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-1.9 W-3.8 D-2.4 inches Weight-6.35 oz
- Provenance:
- Part of items listed in the Pratt File as part of the B. A. Kimball collection, assumed to be the contents of one of two cabinets.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Benjamin Ames Kimball
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