Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Object type: Box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: possibly French
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Box: ivory with tortoiseshell lining; cover: ivory, porcelain (?), glass and brass
Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 × 3 in. (3.8 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
Accession year: 1938
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