Box (A) on stretchered frame with hinged lid; "papyrun" feet; groved banding around box; turned knobs (two missing on lid); green slik cushion (B).
boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
silk (textile)
cherry (wood)
Box
Box, Storage
"lipper Box built about 1870-1880" (written in ink)
Used At Marrett House (Standish, Me.),
Unknown
14 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 12 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances S. Marrett
1959.397AB
Standish (Cumberland county, Maine)
Maine (United States)
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