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Lacquered sewing box with floral decoration and figures
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Details
- Associated place
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Europe (original location)
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- wood, covered in black lacquer, with gold lacquer decoration; metal key, handles, and hinges; ivory sewing instruments; thread; ribbon
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 38 x 27 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory,
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › box › sewing-box,
- No. of items
- approx. 45
- Credit line
- Presented by Mrs Warrington Baden-Powell, 1951.
- Accession no.
- EAX.1126
Glossary
lacquer
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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
Location
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Second floor | Room 35 | West Meets East
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Second floor | Room 35 | West Meets East
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