Title
Pair of Chinese Seal Boxes
Object Type
Creator
Date
19th century
Description
A pair of seal boxes (Chinese, 19th century). The fabric covered seal boxes are lined with cotton, the lids of both have the remains of William Henry King’s monogram seal in two different styles. Seal box .1 also contains ivory/bone tools:
.1a= box b= ball c= dish .2 = box
.1a= box b= ball c= dish .2 = box
Cultural Origin
Chinese
Medium
cloth
paper
bone
Extent
.1a= 1" x 3.25" x 1"
.1b (disk) = 0.875"
.1c (ball) = 1.375" x 0.75" x 0.75"
.2= 1" x 3.25" x 1"
Collection
Source
Gift of Mrs. Gwendolen E. Rives.
Identifier
PSNC.6558.1a-c - .2
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