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Description: | Inkwell in the form of a miniature chest of drawers made of inlaid straw work marquetry on a wooden carcass. The top is inlaid with a rural scene. The back, sides and drawer fronts are inlaid with scrolling foliage. There are three drawers, two of them with bone handles, the third with a brass handle and fitted with a brass inkwell and sandbox.
Technique: marquetry
Material: straw
Material: wood
Material: ivory
Material: brass
inkwell made in France, Europe, c.1770, (1922.1298). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.21271 | Go to resource |
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