Document Box

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Document Box

c. 1789

Artist/maker unknown, American or Continental

The decorative ironwork and painted patterns on this box are a type of European ornament that eighteenth-century American craftsmen adapted for their wares. The lettering seen on this example can also be found on furniture made by Pennsylvania craftsmen working within Swiss and Scandinavian traditions.

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Object Details

Title:

Document Box

Date:

c. 1789

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, American or Continental

Medium:

Painted pine, iron

Dimensions:

9 x 34 x 33 1/4 inches (22.9 x 86.4 x 84.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Lilias M. Thompson, 1993

Accession Number:

1993-74-6

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America or made in Scandinavia, Europe

Context:

Period: Victorian

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