Miniature Chest of Drawers containing Plaster Seal Impressions
date: label: Date
content: 1840–1860
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Miniature chest of drawers, rectangular, with chamfered corners, molding around bottom, top. One wire ring pull at center of each velvet-lined drawer. Containing 150 plaster impressions of seals, the majority depicting classical figures, edges wrapped in paper edged in gold. Leather-covered “catalogue”.
place: label: possibly manufactured in
content: England
label: possibly manufactured in
content: USA
label: manufactured in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1968-113-7-a/g
objectType: label: Type
content: containers
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: chest and plaster seal impressions
label: Type
content: chest and plaster seal impressions
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, velvet, metal, plaster, paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 25 x 34.5 x 21.5 cm (9 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.)