Box, Storage

Box of butternut with dovetailed corners, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:
1952.4887.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Lidded box of butternut veneer. Corners nicely dovetailed. Lid hinged with small brass butt hinges. A cleat of white pine (with molded lower edge) has been glued to the butternut back at the top to provide sufficient thickness for attaching hinges with steel flat-head wood screws. Lid has butternut molding applied to three sides.

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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