box

Object NamePainted Wood Box with Lid

Made FromWood, Paint, Paper

Dateabout 1800-1820

Place Madeprobably Gemany

TechniquePainted

SizeOverall H: 10 cm, W: 22.6 cm, D: 19 cm

Accession Number2021.3.9 C

Credit LineGift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPainted Wood Box with Lid. Probably pine; rectangular form with flat bottom and top; the top and overlapping sides of the cover and the sides of the box painted green, with stylized flowers in red and yellow; the inside divided into two sections, covered with pinkish paper; the inside of the cover and the bottom of the box unpainted and showing gang-saw cutting. Two loose paper tags inscribed in Italian, warning that the silver is fragile and that the covers unscrew and are not to be pulled.
Provenance

Source Dwight P. Lanmon (American, b. 1938) - 2020-2021-11-05

Former Collection Anna Recznik - 2020
sold object for a friend who took care of an older Italian couple