Box with Inset Compass wood lacquer

Box with Inset Compass

  • Titles Box with Inset Compass (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood, lacquer
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Catherine Collins, 1964.103.4
  • Object Name box
  • Classification Containers

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