Box, Storage

Oval box with painted flowers and leaves, inscribed "A. C. Putnam... 1837"

Object ID:
1991.5.1a,b
Community:
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Description

Oval box with sugar maple rims and white pine headers. Swallow-tails inserted through the walls of the box and lid. Swallow-tails and headers secured with wooden pegs; swallow-tail tips also secured with copper tacks. Sides opposite the swallow-tails decorated with painted red flowers and drops, and green leaves. Exterior varnished.

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Shaker Museum Box, Storage. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7004. Accessed on November 26, 2024

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