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Container

Description

Silver container comprising a flat circular filigree case with the two convex sides hinged to open laterally, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: possibly French, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1971.597

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Container, Case

Production information

France, Western Europe

Date

19th century

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver; flat circular filigree case

Associations

Ida Pappenheim Collection

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