Birdcage
date: label: Date
content: probably 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Square shaped wooden box painted black and red, with thin, vertical metal rods at front; out-curved door projecting from center, hinged on left side; two molded, clear glass bottles attached to rods on either side of door; scrolling cornice at top, with applied gold-painted metal coat of arms in center. Woodwork has carved dentate edges and projections; two stepped, ovoid front feet, square rear feet.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1916-19-25-a/c
objectType: label: Type
content: containers
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Birdcage
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Painted wood, painted metal, metal wire, glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 52.5 x 30.5 x 39.5cm (20 11/16 x 12 x 15 9/16in.)