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Box, Trinket

Object Name:
Box, Trinket
Object ID:
1965.013.143 a-b
Creator:
United States Pottery Company
Place of Origin:
Bennington, VT
Date:
1847-1858
Description:
Trinket box with lid. White Parian porcelain. Body is serpentine shaped terminating in pointed ends. Straight sides and tapered foot. Repeating interlocking scroll pattern around sides of body and top of lid. Small bunch of applied grapes and leaves on center of lid. Dot border around base of body and a band of bue slip glaze around edge of lid.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain - Parian
Dimensions:
H-2.2 W-4.55 D-2.7 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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