Box, Storage

Oval box painted bright blue, Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:
1956.7966.1a,b
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Steam-bent maple oval box (a) and lid (b) rims. Three swallow-tails on the box and one on the lid, secured by copper tacks with an extra row of tacks on the box between the tip and the center rows. On the lid, an extra tack is present in the centerline row - three instead of the usual two. White pine headers held by iron points or nails. Exterior painted bright blue.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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Shaker Museum Box, Storage. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=6755. Accessed on November 25, 2024

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