Name/Title
Bentwood BoxEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.88a-bDescription
Painted bentwood box with lid. Lid top made of tulip poplar and box bottom made of pine, sides of basswood with splint stitching. a. box b. lidContext
This is an exquisite, black-stained splint box. It is entirely standard in form and material, except for the lid top which is made from a piece of commercially surfaced tulip (Liriodendon tulipifera) wood. The basswood sides are carefully cut down to a standard thickness with numerous strokes of the crooked knife (visible in the image to the right) rather than the cabinet scraper of the Euroamerican craftsman. The top panel must have been crafted from a piece of planed wood destined for a piece of regional furniture. Also tulip reaches its northern limits in Vermont, so it an uncommon wood anyway. An interesting example.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Box, StorageNomenclature Primary Object Term
BoxNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsMaterial
Basswood, Tulip Poplar, Pine