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Pantry box

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1860-1890

GUSN

GUSN-21020

Description

Circular pantry box w/ lid. Wood painted pale yellow. Both box and lid nailed in a seam at one side. A=Box B=Lid

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage boxes
cookware
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Painted
BOX, FOOD-STORAGE

Inscription

Handwritten in pencil on side: ""RAISINS""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.75 (H), 9.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3971AB

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