Slant top box

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Slant top box

Entry/Object ID

PM.90.1

Description

Slant top box with carved, applied, and painted ornament, bearing the initials "DB" and the date "1746" in Germanic script; box of board construction; top has applied molding with quarter round at lower edge; held to body by two wire pins; on front of box, two arched reserves containing basketweave pattern flank iron escutcheon and carved "heart-intertwined tulips" motif; flower growing from two handled pot on either side; right proper side contains intertwined flowers flanking four hearts with diaper patterning within a circle; similar design on left proper side, but hearts are divided and look like petals; on back, tulips growing out of hearts flank pinwheel motif within circle; carvings show traces of red and yellow paint; applied moldings, painted red, at corners; bottom board extends beyond sides, finished with quarter round molding; carved into interior of lid "1746", tulip growing from hearts, and initials "DB" painted in orange and green; till on left side.

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1746

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/8 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Depth

7-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 10 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (13 x 27.3 x 18.7 cm)

Material

Pine (yellow), Iron, Wire, Paint

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Top is a replacement. Wear on right proper rear molding; random scratches, crayon and chalk marks on interior of lid; till lid missing.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 22B