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Covered Box

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-51069

Description

A miniature oval pine box with a conforming lid, that is covered with wallpaper patterned with gray scrolls and pink, green and red flowers on a white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
block printing (relief printing process)
pine (wood)
tin (metal)
floral patterns
pine (wood)
Rococo Revival
Pine
Transfer Printed
Floral
Rococo Revival
Tin
BOX

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.625 x 2.75 x 1.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.710A

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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