Box, Trinket
- Object Name:
- Box, Trinket
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.156 a-b
- Creator:
- United States Pottery Company
- Place of Origin:
- Bennington, VT
- Date:
- 1847-1858
- Description:
- Trinket box with lid. White Parian porcelain. Matte finish throughout. Molded oval, straight-sided box with sleeping child on top of lid resting on a blanket with flowers in a basket nearby. Box has bands of beads, acanthus leaves, and stippling around the outside. Stippling highlighted with blue slip glaze. Lid has band of beads around the edge. Blue slip glaze accents on lid. No maker's marks.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain
Parian - Dimensions:
- H-3.4 W-5.05 D-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Rogers Collection -- a gift (and later bequest) of Josephine Rogers given in memory of her husband, Harry K. Rogers -- consists of a large collection of New Hampshire glass, parian ware, and other decorative arts. No history given for this object.
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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