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Box

Retailer (French)
Date1847-1865
MediumPasteboard covered with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8in. (2.4 x 6.8 x 4.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.
DescriptionRectangular hinged pasteboard box covered with off-white paper. There are strips of brown paper around the edges of the box and the lid. A piece of pink paper is pasted to the top of the box, and printed in black ink with a cherub holding a piece of rope or string and walking on grass with a tree and a fence in the background. There is a mirror in the interior of the box, tucked up in the lid, with a paper lace border around it. The box contains some strung steel beads, and a few small brass buttons, some marked, "GANTS DE PARIS".

Object number1949.2.14
NotesMirror is likely made of tin-mercury amalgam. Improper handling of historic mercury amalgam mirrors presents a potential risk for elemental mercury exposure. The tin-mercury amalgam from which these mirror were fabricated is inherently unstable and releases mercury liquid and vapor as it deteriorates.
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