Bottle Case

Dateca. 1870

MediumBlack walnut, yellow pine, and iron

DimensionsOH: 27"; OL: 30 1/2"; OD: 18"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1930-142

DescriptionBottle case; flat, rectangular lid, mitered battened on sides and hinged at rear on strap hinges; rectangular body, dovetailed at corners; interior slotted on all sides to receive dividers (dividers missing); simple molding attached to base on all sides. Lower section: rectangular, open top composed of four side boards; base supported on four thin cabriole legs with sharp knees terminating in almost circular claw and ball feet.
MarkingsNone found.
ProvenanceAccording to letter in Object File, dated March 23, 1931 from Mattie Nelson Harrison to Mrs. Archibald Robertson, "The wisky stand came originally from Brandon & was inherited by my husband Benjamin H. Harrison. This piece was never out of my family."