Bee Box

Name/Title

Bee Box

Entry/Object ID

1989.21.3

Description

Wooden box with a protruding upper handle. The front of the box has a round hole at the center top and a sliding panel with three finger indentations at the bottom. The left side has a small pull-out drawer with a round wooden knob. The drawer sits under the round hole. The inside of the top sliding panel is signed, "Geo. Pierce". The back of the box is inscribed with three circles.

Context

Made by George Pierce of Waitsfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1989.21

Source or Donor

Joslin, Ruth

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Waitsfield Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

Pierce, George

Date made

1860 - 1960

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Bee

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Beekeeping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Animal Care Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Animal Husbandry T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

9-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America