Box or Trunk
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- Description
- Japanned, dome-top trunk or lidded box with scrolled hasp lock on front, circular wire ring handle on top, and two hinges at back. Box front and side are painted with pale-blue, gilt-bordered, scalloped rounds, each containing a red flower with yellow and white center flanked by clusters of red berries or cherries. Lid front and sides have two different patterns of yellow brushwork; top has yellow brushwork around handle and a solid band around edges. Three-piece lid has a wire-rolled rim. Five-piece box has a flat bottom and a top edge folded with wire bead below. Tinned interior. Inside back of lid is scratched "4 12-". No other marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- trunk
- date made
- mid 19th century
- place made
- United States: United States, Eastern
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- tin (overall material)
- iron wire (rims; handle material)
- asphaltum (exterior decoration material)
- paint (exterior decoration material)
- gold (exterior decoration material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 3/4 in x 10 in x 6 7/8 in; 19.685 cm x 25.4 cm x 17.4625 cm
- ID Number
- DL.322631.0022
- catalog number
- 322631.0022
- accession number
- 322631
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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