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Small Dome Lid Box
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Small Dome Lid Box

Dateca. 1830
MediumPainted wood
DimensionsOH: 2 3/4"; OW: 4 1/8"; OD: 2 5/8" OH: 6.98 cm; OW: 10.47 cm; OD: 6.3 cm
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Effie Thixton Arthur
Object number1979.708.8
DescriptionDome lid box, nailed construction, with painted decoration of stylized buildings and trees, in red, green, black and yellow; wire-hinged top (two hinges); hasp lock--wire loop, remnant of rolled metal strap.
Label TextWooden boxes were once the basic unit of household storage. This small box may have been used to store trinkets.
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ca. 1840
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ca. 1840
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1825-1850
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