Box, Trinket

Object Name:

Box, Trinket

Object ID:

1934.013.04

Description:

Box, wooden, round, painted. With black decorations on bottom, sides, edge of top. Circular design in center of top, 1.6" diameter. Painted gold chain-like decoration around edge. In center, 1.2" diameter painted scene. Low, white building with red roof, dark marks to depict windows. Two tower structures as with part of or adjacent to building, behind low building. Both have pitched, red roof structures. Have dark marks to depict windows and other openings. Tree on right side in background. Appears to be blue sky and white clouds above building. Below building, blue-green band that fades to off-white band. Box has straight sides. Bottom more polished than sides or top. Raised lip on inside edge of bottom that engages top that fits over it. Perhaps some residues on bottom inside edges of box. Folded and shaped, brown piece of a thin paper that nests inside bottom of box. It has one brass, straight pin through paper. Steel straight pin with rounded, black head, also penetrating paper. Small paper strip in bottom with "PATIENCE . SMITH" on it. About 2.8" long and tapers slightly from the 0.49" wide. Brass pin: 1.76" long. Steel pin: 1.83" long. Small, metal jewelry-framed with glass in center and small, watercolor picture of woman from bust up with pink, scooped-neck dress. She has dark hair with curls on both sides of face that hang below chin. A couple small curls over forehead with hair parted near center, dark eyebrows and dark eyes, pink lips on blue background. Frame 1.12" high, 0.97" wide, 0.11" deep, 0.15 oz. It is part of a small hinge at top at back and small loop on bottom at back. Back flat, curved down to thin edges all the way around. Small paper box, 0.6" high, 0.47" diameter. White top and bottom. Red paper on sides. Cover fits over bottom section of box. Little piece of tissue paper inside. Small piece of paper in box 0.83" long and 0.33" wide. Printed on it: "Eye-stones" Inside piece of tissue paper, two hemispherical, off-white pieces of ? . One with pink spot of hemispherical side. Spiral shape on flat side. More shell-like than stone. The smaller one, similar. Has small spiral-like marking. Also, darker brown piece of tissue in bottom of box. On overlap area, shows brighter red under that where it has been protected. On bottom, adhesive tape label with black ink writing, top portion: "From". Middle line: "... H. Jewell". Bottom line: "1934".

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-1 Dia-2.6 inches Weight-0.95 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)