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Lacquer box and shoes

Chinese

ca. 1852

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 964

Lacquer box and shoes, silk, cotton, wood, leather, wood, lacquer, gilt, Chinese — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Lacquer box and shoes

Date: ca. 1852

Culture: Chinese

Medium: silk, cotton, wood, leather, wood, lacquer, gilt

Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/4in

Classification: boxes

Credit Line: On loan courtesy of the South Street Seaport Museum, New York

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