Toy box

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Toy box

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.633

Description

Simple pine chest-shaped box with hinged top: painted with yellow ground and green trim, to which is applied, beneath heavy varnish, many colored lithographs on paper of various objects, animals, etc., arranged in a haphazard manner; on top: cat, dog, man, lion, duck, children in shoe house, dog reading music; hat, tea-kettle, etc.; on front: wagon, drum, tea-kettle, birdcage, personification of Liberty, arm, eagle, ship, pointing hand, top hat, puppy, sheep, cockerel, elephant, etc.; end: chair, kettle, bridge with landscape (resembles scenes of Philadelphia area), military figure, bucket, boy and dog before house with wall; end: table, bellows, horse, box with Japanese characters, boat, soldier and civilian man with mug before building, etc.; back: rocking horse, mill, sow and litter, bird-house, hourglass, several ladies, globe, peddler, plow, jacknife, barrel, chair, woman and child before house, etc.; interior and bottom unfinished; interior of lid bears stamped ink inscription "N. GRAFTON / 1830".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

N. Grafton

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

8-1/8 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Length

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (20.6 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm)

Material

Wood (pine), Paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: One applied paper animal (elephant) missing; small parts of others.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.62.632 a-i - Blocks, alphabet - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Front Guest Bedroom