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Work box
Austrian
19th century
Object Place: Austria
Medium/Technique
Leather, gilt
Dimensions
Overall (Open): 20 x 20 x 4.5 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number54.1356
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA work box of black leather trimmed with gilded studs and gilt wire and gilt bosses, oval in outline, designed to stand on four gilt studs, top hinged and fastened with gilt clasp, and hinged to open wide, lined with deep pink silk which extends upward to form drawstring bag with leather bottom; stamped in gold on bottom: K.K. patent. A. Klein in Wien.