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Empty Oval Box

Inventory Number 11531


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11531

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Incomplete label " Rosenheim. .....aden"
Physical material
Wood
Wax
Paper
Object type
Box
Dimensions
Height: 49mm Width: 220mm Depth: 55mm Weight: 40g
Inventory No
11531

Description

Oval shaped wooden box with wax seals on each side. Two relatively complete wax seals featuring a crown and an unidentified animal appear on the top of the lid. four further wax seals are found on each side of the lid, originally sealing lid to box. An incomplete paper label is present on the side of the box, identifying the box as originating from Rosenheim, Germany.