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Trinket box

Collection Type

  • Cultural artifacts

GUSN

GUSN-170431

Description

Painted treen barrel-shaped trinket box with lid. Black and red painted plant design. Several cracks in box, one of which is mended.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
carving and carving techniques
Box, Trinket

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD223

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 (HxWxD), 4 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.738AB

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