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Catalog Number |
C12.523 |
Title |
Fragments of Box |
Object Name |
Box |
Description |
Two wooden pieces of small box with lid; ridges where box fit together are visible. On one piece is a small paper tag with "183" written on it. |
Date |
1824 |
Year Range from |
1820 |
Year Range to |
1824 |
Dimensions |
H-1 L-4 inches |
Material |
Wood |
Place of Origin |
Mediterranean area |
Provenance |
Presented by Washington Storer in 1824. Made from fragments of a Turkish ship blown up by the Greeks in 1822. "Bourloti Seimaz" was the name of the ship. |
People |
Storer, George Washington, 1789-1864 |
Search Terms |
Early Athenaeum Collection |
Subjects |
Ships Boxes Barbary Wars,1625-1815 |