File:Music Box And Key, ca. 1780 (CH 18423157).jpg
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[edit]English: Music Box And Key, ca. 1780
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English: Music Box And Key, ca. 1780 |
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English: Rectangular tortoise shell box with hinged back, containing key. Oval, hinged and parcel-gilt medallion on top, engraved with flying crane and flowers. Catch on front of box opens this medallion and releases a small feather-covered bird. This automaton beats its wings, opens and closes its beak and pivots on a vertical axis while twittering. Beneath it, a cut-out medallion with and scrolls. B) a key |
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| Date | circa 1780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | tortoiseshell, silver gilt, feathers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x W x D: 3.5 x 9.5 x 6.6 cm (1 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1958-42-1-a,b |
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| Notes | Type: Music box and key | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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