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Box

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1930

GUSN

GUSN-64500

Description

Rectangular hinged box with bands of various woods. Top has central panel with putti being pulled in a chariot by two goats.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boxes (containers)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
goat
inlay (process)
olive (wood)
wood (plant material)
burl (wood)
chariots (carriages)
putti (motifs)
Box
Olivewood
Inlaid
Putti
Goat
Chariot
Box

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.625 x 5.5 x 4.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.694

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