Decorative arts

Oval Box with Inlaid Five-point Star

1 of 6

Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1840
Accession number: 2016.25.47
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 3 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm.)
Medium: whalebone ivory and hardwoods
Description: Sailor made oval box; with inlaid whalebone ivory and hardwood star design on lid.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in