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Cutlery Case Cover (France)

This is a Cutlery case cover. It was made by Unknown. It is dated ca. 1890 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is linen, leather, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 20 × 51 × 39 cm (7 7/8 × 20 1/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

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Cutlery Case Cover (France); Made by Unknown; linen, leather, metal; H x W x D: 20 × 51 × 39 cm (7 7/8 × 20 1/16 × 15 3/8 in.); Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, Decorative Arts Association Acquisition, and Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Funds; 1996-56-83

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