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Round treen box carved from one piece of wood; squat rounded form; round lid with rectangular handle locks into inner edge of box (bowl). Painted reddish brown.
bowls (vessels)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
treenware
Wood
Painted
Turned
Treen
Bowl
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1991.400A,B
Unknown
3 1/2 (H), 8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.400AB
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