Painted treen barrel-shaped trinket box with lid. Black and red painted plant design. Several cracks in box, one of which is mended.
boxes (containers)
carving and carving techniques
Box, Trinket
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
FD223
Unknown
6 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxWxD), 4 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.738AB
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