Box

1800-1850

Measurements

3-7/8 in x 10 in x 6 in

Materials

Unidentified conifer, paint

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, bequest of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1968.886

Condition Notes

The top of the lid is detached from the lid sides.  The paint on the box is faded and worn.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The overlapped bent-wood sides of this oval box are laced together with a cane-like material, rather than held together with small nails, or sprigs, as usual in American examples.  The top- and bottom-boards are wood-pegged in place.  Chains of flowers and leaves adorn the sides in green, yellow, and red paint.  The top of the lid is decorated with a landscape.