Pipe box

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Pipe box

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.555

Description

Pipe box: Long, rectangular box of butt-joint construction, with ends of side boards concealed by strips of thin single arch molding; at top, front shaped in cut out ogee curve; sides, also cut out in concave curves, slope upward to top; back, extended up beyond front and sides, shaped with concave cyma curves and rounded end, with hole for hanging; at bottom, small drawer, with small convex and concave curved triangular bail of Neo-classical type.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1790 - 1800

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4-1/4 in

Depth

3-1/8 in

Length

24-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 24 1/2 in. (10.8 x 7.9 x 62.2 cm)

Material

Mahogany, brass

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Pipe box used to store the delicate long "church warden" clay pipes; drawers seem to have been used to house tobacco.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour