Circular bandbox joined w/ straight overlapping joints. Flat circular top. Bottom branded "W. Coffin." Later marked "Rice box used by Dr. William Coffin surgeon on one of Paul Jones' vessels during the Revolutionary War."
spice boxes
cookware
ash (wood)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Ash
Pine
BOX, SPICE
See description.
Unknown
5.625 x 10.375 (HxW) (inches)
1963.186
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