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1968

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2015

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Miniature Chest of Drawers containing Plaster Seal Impressions Chest And Plaster Seal Impressions

This is a chest and plaster seal impressions. It is dated 1840–1860 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is wood, velvet, metal, plaster, paper. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 25 x 34.5 x 21.5 cm (9 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

[1] Written on first page of catalogue: Catalogue of 58 impressions in plaster formed by Pietro Paolelli [Paoletti] residing at 49 Piazza di Spagna, Roma, 1841. [2] On later page: Catalogue of Drawer No. 2 the Greig Collection

Cite this object as

Miniature Chest of Drawers containing Plaster Seal Impressions Chest And Plaster Seal Impressions; wood, velvet, metal, plaster, paper; H x W x D: 25 x 34.5 x 21.5 cm (9 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.); 1968-113-7-a/g

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