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Cigarette box

about 1925–35
Marie Zimmermann
Height x length: 2 1/8 x 6 3/16 x 5 3/4 in. (5.4 x 15.7 x 14.6 cm)
Patinated silver, leaded enamel, patinated copper, bronze, purple stone, white stone

Classification: Silver hollowware

Object Place: New York, New York, United States

Accession number: 2011.1861

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1925-1935, according to family tradition, made for L. Richard Bamberger (New York, NY); about 1970, given by L. Richard Bamberger to his daughter, Joan Bamberger (Watertown, MA); 2011, gift of Joan Bamberger to the MFA. (Accession date: October 26, 2011)

Gift of Joan Bamberger Goodheart in memory of Matilda Block Bamberger