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Trinket box

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-17816

Description

Covered Parian trinket box; raised grape and wheat motif; oval (w/ corners) shape w/ relief grape bunch on cover; wheat decoration around side of box and edge of cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
appliqué (technique)
molding (forming)
porcelain
vine scrolls
parian (porcelain)
pottery (object genre)
wheat straw
Porcelain
Molded
Applied
Parian Ware
Grape
Wheat
BOX, TRINKET

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.125 x 3.625 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1957AB

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