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Box with oil paintings

Title
Box with oil paintings.
Format
Realia
Published
[19--]
Description
Box : tin with handpainted oil scenes ; 4 1/8" h. x 2 3/4" w. x 1" d.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger. ISR 1365. Inner scene of couple in coitus with cat is missing (6/10).
Summary
A tin cigar box with a hinged lid. A handpainted oil scene of a woman sitting in a chair decorates the lid of the box. When the box is opened, another scene, also hinged to the box, drops down. This scene, also handpainted in oils, depicts a woman reclining on a bed while a man stands between her legs. Coitus is interrupted by a cat, which scratches the man from behind.
Kinsey subjects
Art--Europe--20th century. Coitus. Minor arts.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
350R A026.1
Location
Kinsey Institute Library - Art