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Maker: Unknown
Wooden box, lacquered in red on an ochre ground, with a black interior. The exterior is carved with a praying mantis and other insects, as well as a lizard and a toad.
Bequeathed by Mrs Walter Sedgwick, through the National Arts Collection Fund
Diameter: 38.8 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1968) by Sedgwick, Walter, Mrs
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Accession number: O.6 & A-1968
Primary reference Number: 140041
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/140041 Accessed: 2024-11-02 16:22:16
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