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Leather box, domed top

Date1780-1810

OriginEngland (probably)

Mediumspruce (picea spp.), leather, brass

DimensionsOH: 6"; OW: 14 5/8"; OD: 7 3/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1973-77

DescriptionRectangular dome-lid leather-covered box; dome-lid hinged with leather spanning exterior of box with iron lock and hasp on front; brass bail handle in center of top; leather on top and front embossed in decorative diamond pattern with scrolled border on edges; leather on ends and back tooled in diamond pattern with tool that created four parallel lines; interior lined with pages from two printed books, with added dots in regular alternating pattern; fabric tape nailed on proper right end to top of side and lower edge of top side.