Box
- Object Name:
- Box
- Object ID:
- 1966.548
- Date:
- 1800-1900
- Description:
- Rectangular box with hinged dome lid which fastens with a hasp. Wired edge of lid fits over top of box which has been folded outward in a narrow hem and wired at the edge to form a rest for the lid. Wire loop handle centered on lid. Painted black with freehand country decoration of sprigs of flowers and leaves. "John P. Lord / Epsom, N.H." scratched on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- W-2.7 L-4.1 D-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- According to a written label inside box it was given by John P. Lord of Epsom, NH, to Lewis Swain when a boy. He was born in 1830. The property of F. S. Swain of Northwood Narrows, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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