Box, Patch
- Object Name:
- Box, Patch
- Object ID:
- 2002.023.09
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1775-1800
- Description:
- Patch box, porcelain on copper. 18th century. Oval box with convex hinged cover. White porcelain on exterior and interior. Cover decorated with painted double profile image of man and woman talking; black lettering around perimeter: "[One] month [b]efore MARRIAGE / [O]ne month after MA[RRI]AGE". Accompanied by handwritten note: "Patch Box of Mrs. Judge Walker (Susannah Burbeen of Woburn) 1746-1828, died in Concord in 83rd year. Period of Patch Box can be gauged by the hats & wig. Oh, if only it were in good condition, but it is genuine. My gt-gt-grandmother through my mother."
- Material:
- Metal
Copper
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 W-1.8 D-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.
Owned by Susannah Burbeen Walker (1746-1828), wife of Judge Timothy Walker (1737-1822) of Concord, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Shepard, Jr., in memory of Mr. Shepard's mother and maternal grandmother
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