Box, Storage

Oval box stained reddish-brown, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1956.8126.1a,b
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Shaker
Description

Steam-bent maple box (a) and lid (b) rims. Four swallow-tails on the box, and one on the lid, all secured by copper tacks. Headers are held by copper points. The exterior of the box is a reddish-brown, most likely a stain rather than paint. The box approximates a #2 box in an 11-box series.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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