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Cigarette Box with Cover

Designer: Marion Anderson Noyes, American, 1907-2002
Medium: Pewter
Place Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Dates: 20th century
Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.1 x 10.2 x 8.3 cm)
Markings: On underside of box (a), etched in script: "Marion Louise Anderson"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1992.40.5a-b
Credit Line: Gift of Marion Anderson Noyes
Image: Overall, 1992.40.5a-b.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Pewter cigarette box (a) with lid (b). Simple, low rectangular box; flat rectangular lid fits over box and is slightly larger than it. Applied on top of lid at one corner, a raised rectangular piece with stylized monogram of conjoined letters "MA". Condition: Good; some light scratching and darkening around monogram.

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