Rectangular body with domed top; ring handle on top, hasp closure, and beaded edges; painted orange body with black striping and gold banding on top; black striping on body with floral decoration on front with gold and black flowers and leaves and brown, gold, black and green flowers.
document containers
painting (coating)
sheet metal
iron (metal)
tinning
floral patterns
Iron
Tinned
Painted
Floral
BOX, DOCUMENT
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
7.375 x 9.5 x 6.063 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.757
Possibly Maine (United States)
Possibly
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