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Box

Date

1785-1840

GUSN

GUSN-4319

Description

Rectangular shape with dovetailed corner construction; designed for conforming lid (missing); use undetermined; possibly trinket box.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
wood (plant material)
Box
Box

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.621

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