Ladies work box

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Ladies work box

Entry/Object ID

GHS 767

Description

Wooden - with wood grained surface. 2 drawers in base - turned wood knob for each. Lid lifts to reveal main compartment. Ornate back.

Collection

Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Kirk and Nice

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

9-1/4 in

Material

Wood

Provenance

Notes

Object from the Homiller Family, Buttonwood Valley Homestead of the late Wm. Nice, Oak Lane. Object donated by Mrs. Elizabeth D. Homiller Nice, November 14, 1916. "Ladies Work Box / Made in Kirk & Nice Shop / Washington Lane & Main Street / in 1839 / Number 767 Presented by Mrs. D.E.H. Nice" --Site and Relic Museum object card in curatorial files