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Box

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-18615

Description

Black wooden box containing collection of seashells. Keyhole near top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
painting (coating)
shell (animal material)
wood (plant material)
collecting
shell (animal material)
Shell
Painted
Collecting
BOX

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 10 x 7 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1292

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