Emulating Books: Book Objects from the Lynn and Bruce Heckman Gift

A set of three antique, graduated, stackable wooden boxes, each with a curved lid, painted in a distressed red with faint foliage motifs, featuring a central metal pull handle, resting on small, stylized feet.

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Exhibition: Emulating Books: Book Objects from the Lynn and Bruce Heckman Gift
Dates: April 18–July 16, 2024
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
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