Box

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.296 a-b

Description

Stationary box with floral decoration: black lacquer, roughly triangular-shaped top with two hinges (top has eight planes); each side has two planes (back is wider than front); three detachable horizontal dividers; gilt floral decoration in center surrounded by four floral corners; butterfly above the center grouping; thick line and thin line form border around edges. Colorless glass inkwell with straight sides and overhanging lip inside.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1868 - 1933 Date made: r. 1868 - 1933

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.296 A-B

MP.87.296a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

7 in

Diameter

6 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 7 x 6 in. (10.8 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Ink well

Height

1-1/2 in

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)

Material

Glass, Wood, Lacquer

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Crack across the bottom and on back rear hinge; small random cracks over object; wear near center of top.

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

A-B

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Centennial Bedroom