Document Box
Date1780-1810
OriginEngland (probably)
Mediumspruce (picea spp.), leather, brass, iron
DimensionsOH: 6"; OW: 14 5/8"; OD: 7 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-77
DescriptionRectangular dome-lid leather-covered box; dome-lid hinged with leather spanning exterior of box with iron lock and hasp on front; brass bail handle in center of top; leather on top and front embossed in decorative diamond pattern with scrolled border on edges; leather on ends and back tooled in diamond pattern with tool that created four parallel lines; interior lined with pages from two printed books, with added dots in regular alternating pattern; fabric tape nailed on proper right end to top of side and lower edge of top side.
1820-1840
Ca. 1820
1700-1760
1800-1825
1800-1827 (compiled); some 1726
1877-1920
1775-1825
1810-1840
1775-1800
ca. 1770
1771-1776
ca. 1690