Box

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.547 a-b

Description

Box, with lid: painted with black rudimentary flowers on red ground; lapped with triangular-cut termination; bottom is pine.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.58.547 A-B

VC.58.547a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

9 in

Diameter

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 x 11 in. (22.9 x 27.9 cm)

Material

Birch, Pine

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

File folder is missing. EHG 5/2/00 Miscellaneous: While painting resembles style of that done by Indian artisans, type of lapping is similar to that used in boxes made by members of the Shaker sect.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Kitchen