Box, Trinket
- Object Name:
- Box, Trinket
- Object ID:
- 1994.517.02
- Description:
- Box, trinket, rectangular. Two piece, wood and veneer. Sides, triangular, natural wood, purple and black veneers to create simple, symmetrical designs. Top, central diamond-shape design. Inside diamond, 8 different triangular sections that use smaller pieces of veneer to create 8 different designs. Around diamond, on top, purple, black, and natural wood triangular sections to finish top. Inside of cover, unfinished, natural wood. Two, small finger grooves on bottom edge on long side of top. Box bottom, also, unfinished wood. Some purple veneer around bottom edge around outside of box to make it look more finished when cover in place. Cloth tape label on bottom. "M. H. Jewell / 1942 Loan". Some pencil marks on bottom: "N 10 (cent sign) 12". Small area in one corner, bottom, varnish on it and if someone was going to put number on it but didn't. Inside box, two black, solid cylinders of unknown material, 0.34" diameter, longest a little over 1". Also, two similar tan pieces of material, both almost inch long.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-0.95 W-2.56 L-3.78 inches Weight-0.95 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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