Box
Small boxes from the mid-eighteenth century, such as this one, are uncommon. A Boston area origin for this example is suggested by the inlay patterns: the compass stars are a simplified version of a kind introduced in that city in the 1730s, as on 10.125.62, and the stringing is a crude version of a type sometimes found there, on pieces such as 1976.229.
Artwork Details
- Title:Box
- Date:1735–60
- Geography:Made in New England, United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Walnut, maple
- Dimensions:7 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 9 in. (19.4 x 41 x 22.9 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of John E. Walton, in memory of his grandfather, Homer L. Hoyt, 1972
- Object Number:1972.237
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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