Pillbox

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pillbox

Entry/Object ID

1963.50.4

Description

Small round wooden box. The box is formed of a small strip of veneer wood, held together with a small nail. The box originally held Newton's Jaundice wine bitters or elixir of health.

Context

Made for Israel Newton in Norwich, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1963.50

Source or Donor

Huntsman, Mabel Ruth Goodwin (1900-1978)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Newton, Israel (1763-1856)

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Norwich

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pillbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2 in

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America