Box. Chestnut. Small rectangular box with hinged lid. Varnished. C. 1875-1900. 2"h x 4.25"w x 1.75"d.
Acquisition
Accession
1956.627
Source or Donor
Baugher, Edith
Acquisition Method
Gift
Exhibitions
Exhibition
Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of History
Notes
"50 Years of Collecting", 1990. "Doorway to the P
General Notes
Note
Original deed of gift reads "Several hand made dovetailed boxes from wood of the old Sam's Creek Strawbridge M. E. Church 1764. Made by Reuben Cassell, son of Geo. Cassell - whose father was a minister through the instrumentality of Robert Strawbridge." Robert Strawbridge was the founder of Methodism; a number of artifacts were made from the wood of his church. Accession card indicates there may be more than one box
