Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Object Details

Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1780-1800
Geography
France
Culture
French
Medium
wood; tortoise shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4 in; x 10.16 cm
Provenance
Gift of General Lafayette to Henry Clay, and given by Henry Clay to Mrs. Harrison Smith.
Inscriptions
Accompanying typed card, records the provenance and presumably identifies object as (French 1780-1800)
Credit Line
On loan from Mr. John Edward Warwick
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-L1966.0090