Artist:James McMurray, Brooklyn
Medium: Leather, satin, velvet, metal hardware, other materials
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 1865
Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (5.7 x 20.6 x 8.6 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 1996.37.20
Image: 1996.37.20.jpg,
Catalogue Description:
Presentation box. Oblong shape with slightly domed lid, covered in brown leather; hinged at back with strip of leather; two hook clasps at front; top of lid embossed with scroll and foliate decorations. Interior: bottom molded to fit sugar ladle / sifter (1996.37.19) and lined with purple velvet; lid lined with purple satin.
Condition: Good; deep scratches in leather allover exterior of box.