Box

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Box

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.786

Description

Small rectangular box, red painted, with scene, in color, of boar hunt; two hunters, background, approach on foot, while hound pack attacks two wild boars amid woodland landscape.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

In ink on inside cover:" Pierre Van Cortlandt, from his friend, Capt. Lewis, Jany. 1830".

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

7/8 in

Length

5-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (8.3 x 2.2 x 13 cm)

Material

Toleware, Sheet-iron Tinned

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maj-Gen Pierre Van Cortlandt II

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Captain Lewis

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Neg. No. 1030

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13C

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial