About the Artwork
Knife Box
ca. 1790
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English
English
Inlaid mahogany
Overall: 15 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 11 5/8 inches (40 × 22.2 × 29.5 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Frederick W. Cowley
95.4
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Provenance
Frederick W. Cowley
1895-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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English, Knife Box, ca. 1790, inlaid mahogany. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick W. Cowley, 95.4.
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