Pen Box with Battle Scenes

19th century (Qajar)

22.9 cm 3.8 cm 3.7 cm

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This form of pen box, with a drawer-like compartment that slides out to reveal its contents, was invented around the middle of the 17th century. Its ingenuity lies in the fact that it can be held closed without chains or a lock. The mouth of the sliding compartment was often e...

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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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