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Strongbox
This is a Strongbox. It is dated 15th century and we acquired it in 1932. Its medium is iron. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Next to nothing is known about this modes strongbox. Yet juxtaposed against Philippe Starck's polished aluminum ashtray, it demonstrates how the aging process only deepens the appeal of an object designed for everyday use in an era when iron, oak, and stone were the equivalent of today's industrial materials. (Treasures from the Collection, 2003)
This object was
donated by
Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh.
It is credited Gift of Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh.
- Patent Model For A Lock, Patent No. 32,330 (USA)
- brass, iron.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Cat. 309165 .
- 14.2012.182
- Skylab Tool Kit #2 (USA)
- aluminum, anodized aluminum, steel, cardboard, ink.
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from NASA, Marshall....
- 16.2012.1
- Spade Blade (Japan)
- cast iron.
- Collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853-54, Department of....
- 15.2012.37
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 8.5 x 17.5 x 12.5 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Strongbox; iron; H x W x D: 8.5 x 17.5 x 12.5 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.); Gift of Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh; 1932-16-112
