Pounce Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pounce Box

Entry/Object ID

1945.39

Description

Turned wood pounce box. The box is shaped like a pedestal with a concave top. The top has several small holes drilled into it.

Use

Pounce is a fine powder sprinkled onto paper after writing to dry ink.

Context

Found in a house in North Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1945.39

Source or Donor

Axtell, Faith Walker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Pounce

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Writing Equipment

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Village

North Calais

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America