cricket cage and base
Cooper Hewitt

cricket cage and base

late 19th century

Rattan, bamboo, lacquered wood (base); fiber, paper, silk, feathers (imitation insects)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Upright rectangular cage (a) with two parallels and concealed door; attached by small brads to black lacquered wood base (b) with cabriole legs set at angles. Inside cage, imitation black beetle and winged insect (dragon fly?) attached to bars.

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