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Music box
Music box
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Music box

Artist/Culture
Date19th century
Mediumwood, fabric, glass
Dimensions64.8 × 47 × 43.2 cm (25 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 17 in.)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles G. Washburn
Object number1939.46
DescriptionTwo monkeys in costume, one playing violin and one playing cellos, encase in glass on a mahogany box
ProvenanceMrs. Charles G. Washburn
On View
Not on view
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
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