Created by
Unidentified
Date
1875-1920
Medium
cherry, brass, steel, cardboard, cloth, batting, and shellac
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 in. (10.8 × 26.7 × 17.8 cm)
Description
A wooden box with brass hinges, straps, tacks, and clasp with the interior lined in padded fabric and cardboard. The box and attached lid are constructed of cherry wood planks joined at the corners with a box joint and adhesive. There is decorative brass strapping on the front and back panels of the box and across the top of the lid attached with brass tacks of various sizes. Some tacks have been replaced by flat nails. There are brass hinges on the back that are held on with brass tacks. The tacks are gone on the bottom wing of the hinges. The interior of the box is lined with cardboard panels that are padded with batting and covered in fabric. A green ribbon with the text [Mione / CHEST] is attached diagonally across the interior of the lid over the padded fabric lining. The box has pigmented shellac on all of the wooden surfaces except for the bottom.
Place used
Orange County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
boxes (containers)
Topic
Black interiors
Domestic life
Families
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clara Ellis Payne
Object number
2012.42.7
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518968d79-f863-4e2f-a154-dc1af5457c41

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