Pipe box

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Pipe box

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.205

Description

Pipe box: rectangular, with front and sides tapering slightly toward top; butt-joint and dove-tail construction; small drawer at bottom, with brass pull; face of drawer, which has chamfered edges, extends across ends of side boards; at top, front has concave cyma curve, and sides, sloping upward at back, also concavely cyma-curved; back extends above front and sides, at its top slightly eared, with rounded finial, hole for hanging, and with decorative cut out heart.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

7 in

Depth

4 in

Length

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 20 in. (17.8 x 10.2 x 50.8 cm)

Material

Chestnut, brass

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Pipe box used to store the delicate long clay "church warden" pipes; drawers used, apparently, for tobacco.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Commons Room