Salt Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Salt Box

Entry/Object ID

1975.508

Description

Carved wooden hanging box. The front side of the box and the backboard are chip carved in a folk art design of flowers. There is a paper label on the back that reads, "Hand-Carved BY THOMAS F. FITZSIMMONS WESTON, VERMONT".

Context

Made by Thomas Fitzsimmons in Weston, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1975.508

Source or Donor

Vermont Arts and Crafts Service (1941-1977)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

FitzSimmons, Thomas F. (1893-1979)

Date made

circa 1950

Place

Town

Weston

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Salt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shelf

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Food Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Support Furniture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Storage Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Depth

5-1/4 in

Material

Wood