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Wooden Box of Playing Cards

Late 19th century
19th Century
1 1/2 in. x 8 1/4 in. x 4 7/8 in.

Unidentified,

Object Type: Decorative Art

Medium and Support: brass on wood

Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Alfred Renshaw

Accession Number: 1981.60.2

This wooden box has 4 panels of veneer on top surrounded by a border of herringbone veneer. There is a band of brass around the top edge. Inside are 19, mother-of-pearl counters 1 1/4" in diameter and 2 decks of cards. The interior of the box is divided into 4 compartments.

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