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Cheese Box

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-59822

Description

Gray, red, and white roun dbox with straight sides, a painted floral motif, and a lid.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cheese boxes
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Box, Food Storage
Box, Cheese
Box, Cheese

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 6 1/4 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3347

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