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Sir Thomas Lawrence's Paintbox

Maker (British, Etruria, 1759 - present)
ClassificationsTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Dateca. 1820
Mediummahogany and earthenware
Dimensionsoverall (box): 3 1/2 × 33 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (8.9 × 86 × 40 cm.)
DescriptionA mahogany paint box with fixed interior containing twenty-eight creamware pigment pots most with lids, some stamped Wedgwood
InscribedOn lid interior, in chalk: Lot 8
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund
Status
Not on view
Object number2026.2
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Covered Bowl
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Bucket
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Broiler
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Fry Pan with Long Handle
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Skimmer
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Cheese Ladder
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Toaster
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Ice Tongs
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Pipe Tongs from the F. Frost Sawyer House
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