Box, Storage

Oval box stained yellow, inscribed "Josephine Elie Ware(?) / 6th of December, 1860," Canterbury, NH

Object ID:
1954.6743.1a,b
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Description

Maple box (a) with lid (b). Rims steam-bent to an elliptical shape and held by copper tacks through swallowtails (four on the box, one one the lid). White pine headers secured with copper points. Washed with bright yellow paint. A paper label originally read "Blue Satin Ribbon".

New Hampshire Canterbury

New Hampshire Canterbury

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