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Box, Trinket

Object Name:
Box, Trinket
Object ID:
1995.003
Place of Origin:
Warner, NH (probably)
Date:
circa 1917
Description:
Tramp art. Small wooden lidded box, with history of being a hobo craft item, given to donor's mother as a child. Made of small wood squares (probably pine), built up pyramid style, alternating light and dark wood stains. Edges notched along perimeter of each wood square. Box lined with green velvet. Leather hinge.
Material:
Wood
Velvet
Leather
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-4.5 D-4.5 inches
Provenance:
Given to donor's mother as a child.
Credit Line:
Gift of John S. Rollins
Subjects:
Boxes, Hoboes, Jewelry
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