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A SCRIMSHAWED CRIBBAGE BOX
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of sarcophagi form, the pedimented rectangular top with applied scrimshawed mullions centering watercolored panels of men, women, and flowers, opening to a compartment with carved and pierced playing chips, the sides also with scrimshawed mullions separating watercolor panels of houses and landscapes (joints of box loose)--2 3/8in. high, 3 3/8in. wide, 9 1/4in. long
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of sarcophagi form, the pedimented rectangular top with applied scrimshawed mullions centering watercolored panels of men, women, and flowers, opening to a compartment with carved and pierced playing chips, the sides also with scrimshawed mullions separating watercolor panels of houses and landscapes (joints of box loose)--2 3/8in. high, 3 3/8in. wide, 9 1/4in. long