Spice Box

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Description:

Rectangular, green-painted box with a scrolled hasp lock on front, a raised, cyma-bracketed rectangle and gilt brass post-and-bail handle on stamped lid, and two hinges at back; golden-brown japanned interior. Both lid and box are made of five pieces with folded seams. Lid has a wire-rolled rim while box has a folded rim with raised bead below. No marks. Contains six spice tins, DL*257491.0029-.034.

Date Made: mid 19th to early 20th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth E. Jewett

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.257491.0028Catalog Number: 257491.0028Accession Number: 257491

Object Name: box, spice

Physical Description: iron (overall material)tin (overall material)paint (exterior decoration material)asphaltum (interior decoration material)brass (handle material)gold (handle gilding material)Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 9 1/2 in x 7 in; 9.2075 cm x 24.13 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-2ecb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309630

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